Malaga vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
44
😀 Quality of life
80
63
🏙️ Population
599K
2.2M

The cost of living in Malaga is 55% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3191st and 5021st ($1705 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 25th best city to live in Spain vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 690th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$7126

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$894
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$908
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$786
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$844
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$786
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$640
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$820
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$803
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$748
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$618
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$672
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$858
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$814
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$577
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$792
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$814
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$849
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$1026
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1113
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1079
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$812
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$867
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$857
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$539
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$535
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$545
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1318
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1208
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1525
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1630
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1497
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1714
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1654
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1611
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$539