Malaga vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$929
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$584
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
43
😀 Quality of life
80
61
🏙️ Population
592K
1.13M

The cost of living in Malaga is 59% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3451st and 5424th ($1617 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 736th and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$7804

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544