Barranquilla vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$354	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	47	44
😀 Quality of life	35	58
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.13M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 17% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6549th and 5898th ($773 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd 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 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 7459th and 5536th 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	$6.35	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$7607

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521