Malaga vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$839
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$489
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
44
😀 Quality of life
79
58
🏙️ Population
579K
1.13M

The cost of living in Malaga is 36% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3666th and 4974th ($1435 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 506th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

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