Barcelona vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2757
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$527
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
44
😀 Quality of life
88
57
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.13M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 80% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 2198th and 5318th ($1887 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Spain and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Spain vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 238th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$6229

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$831
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$838
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$709
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$731
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$660
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$542
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$791
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$748
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$685
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$527
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$718
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$809
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$758
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$573
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$769
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$728
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$794
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$790
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$964
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1023
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$766
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$740
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$727
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$529
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$524
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$536
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1314
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1230
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1237
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1114
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1425
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$516
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1523
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1527
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1458
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$527