Malaga vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$851	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	44
😀 Quality of life	78	58
🏙️ Population	592K	1.13M

The cost of living in Malaga is 54% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3759th and 5898th ($1430 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 708th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Santo Domingo

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	Malaga	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$7607

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449

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