Cost of Living Comparison Between La Romana and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between La Romana and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: La Romana is 31.6% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 66% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: La Romana is 43.8% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 54.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.25 DOP 486
$17.41 €15.03
-52.61%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$51.8 DOP 3,050
$68.7 €59.3
-24.62%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.34 DOP 432
$13.71 €11.84
-46.46%
Cappuccino
$2.74 DOP 161
$2.78 €2.4
-1.44%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 DOP 58.1
$2.8 €2.42
-64.64%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.4 DOP 23.43
$1.98 €1.71
-79.80%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.48 DOP 146
$4.43 €3.83
-44.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.23 DOP 308
$4.53 €3.91
15.45%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.07 DOP 63.1
$1.24 €1.07
-13.71%
White Bread (500g)
$1.71 DOP 101
$2.03 €1.75
-15.76%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.56 DOP 91.8
$1.98 €1.71
-21.21%
Eggs
$2.21 DOP 130
$3.46 €2.99
-36.13%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.11 DOP 418
$18.32 €15.82
-61.19%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.14 DOP 303
$9.82 €8.47
-47.66%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.03 DOP 296
$19.24 €16.61
-73.86%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 DOP 193
$2.61 €2.25
25.67%
Banana (1kg)
$0.87 DOP 51.4
$2.34 €2.02
-62.82%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.9 DOP 170
$2.11 €1.82
37.44%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.92 DOP 113
$2.77 €2.39
-30.69%
Potato (1kg)
$2.56 DOP 150
$2.04 €1.76
25.49%
Onion (1kg)
$2.31 DOP 136
$1.77 €1.53
30.51%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.1 DOP 64.5
$1.5 €1.3
-26.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.96 DOP 56.3
$0.85 €0.73
12.94%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.41 DOP 319
$7 €6.04
-22.71%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.9 DOP 701
$7.13 €6.16
66.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.66 DOP 157
$1.43 €1.24
86.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.24 DOP 191
$2.29 €1.98
41.48%
🚌 Getting Around
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$3.02 €2.6
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$28.97 €25.01
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.44 DOP 202
$4.59 €3.96
-25.05%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.11 DOP 124
$2.02 €1.74
4.46%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.95 DOP 350
$29.56 €25.53
-79.87%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.28 DOP 75.4
$1.81 €1.56
-29.28%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.3K DOP 1.5M
$38.4K €33.1K
-31.62%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.3K DOP 1.8M
$32.4K €28K
-3.27%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$68.7 DOP 4,047
$190 €164
-63.74%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.54 DOP 1,032
$22.18 €19.15
-20.92%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.32 DOP 1,961
$36.37 €31.4
-8.39%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$57.4 €49.55
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$20.95 €18.09
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.8 DOP 400
$10.8 €9.33
-37.04%
🧸 Childcare & Education
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$267 DOP 15.7K
$732 €632
-63.59%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,191 DOP 482.2K
$15.1K €13.1K
-45.84%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$60.7 DOP 3,572
$86.8 €74.9
-30.08%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51.8 DOP 3,052
$36.78 €31.76
40.95%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$97.8 DOP 5,756
$102 €88.2
-4.32%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$116 DOP 6,816
$117 €101
-1.07%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$203 DOP 12K
$1,581 €1,365
-87.15%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$133 DOP 7,837
$1,230 €1,062
-89.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$417 DOP 24.5K
$2,707 €2,337
-84.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$511 DOP 30.1K
$2,028 €1,751
-74.81%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,602 €5,700
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$5,045 €4,356
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$280 DOP 16.5K
$2,198 €1,898
-87.26%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.5
3.39
239.23%

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Last update for La Romana: October 29, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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