Barcelona vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$489
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
44
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.13M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 69% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4974th ($1773 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 193rd and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$764
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$671
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$692
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$653
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$536
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$728
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$590
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$504