Madrid vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	44
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.13M

The cost of living in Madrid is 92% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 2443rd and 5898th ($1781 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 151st and 5536th 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	$14.7	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$7607

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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