Malaga vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$2757
🏠 One person rent
$941
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$527
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
44
😀 Quality of life
78
57
🏙️ Population
586K
1.13M

The cost of living in Malaga is 45% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3616th and 5318th ($1519 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st 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 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 654th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$6229

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

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