Barranquilla vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$2757
🏠 One person rent
$354
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$527
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
44
😀 Quality of life
50
57
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.13M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 25% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6480th and 5318th ($789 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 6211th and 5688th 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
$5.32
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$6229

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

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