Barranquilla vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$391
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
62
63
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.2M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 15% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6080th and 5021st ($931 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Colombia and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5620th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Santo Domingo

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Barranquilla Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$7126

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$967
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$882
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$973
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$891
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1186
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$698
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$727
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$586
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$815
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$679
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$733
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$797
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$765
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$698
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$706
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$797
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$709
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$682
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$674
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$687
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$678
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$678
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$685
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$816
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$795
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$724
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$761
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$737
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$710
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$1012
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$729
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$732
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1361
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$1041
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1373

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$894
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$908
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$786
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$844
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$786
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$640
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$820
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$803
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$748
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$618
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$672
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$858
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$814
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$577
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$792
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$814
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$849
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$1026
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1113
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1079
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$812
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$867
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$857
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$539
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$535
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$545
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1318
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1208
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1525
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1630
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1497
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1714
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1654
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1611
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$539