Madrid vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$600
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
44
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
3.51M
2.2M

The cost of living in Madrid is 93% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1805th and 5110th ($2089 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Spain vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 190th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Santo Domingo

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Madrid Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Santo Domingo

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