Barranquilla vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$385
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$490
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
61
62
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.2M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 16% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6275th and 5110th ($909 vs $1083) 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 5863rd and 5729th 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
$6.08
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$633
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2229
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$950
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$874
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$971
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$887
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1155
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$687
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$707
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$572
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$784
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$678
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$703
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$763
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$732
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$714
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$704
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$701
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$764
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$703
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$683
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$646
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$685
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$675
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$673
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$687
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$754
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$744
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$710
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$750
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$723
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$733
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$915
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$712
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$714
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1395
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$992
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1403

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550