Barranquilla vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$338
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$489
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
44
😀 Quality of life
51
58
🏙️ Population
1.27M
1.13M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 26% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6445th and 4974th ($780 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.4 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 6193rd and 5711th 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
$4.47
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$851
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$661
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$705
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$655
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$877
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$519
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$536
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$552
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$733
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$633
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$458
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$612
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$1029
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$681
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$624
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$680
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$873
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$708
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$592
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$593
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$589
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$649
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$612
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$664
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$701
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$627
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$778
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$691
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$662
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1182
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$812
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1171

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