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

🙂 Solo nomad: La Romana is 35.7% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 66.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: La Romana is 27.2% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 54.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.45 DOP 539
$17.08 €14.72
-50.53%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$50.2 DOP 3,202
$69.5 €59.9
-27.69%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.48 DOP 477
$13.87 €11.95
-46.07%
Cappuccino
$2.76 DOP 176
$2.75 €2.37
0.36%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.02 DOP 65.1
$2.72 €2.34
-62.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 DOP 25.12
$1.98 €1.71
-80.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.51 DOP 160
$4.43 €3.82
-43.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.13 DOP 327
$4.61 €3.98
11.28%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.08 DOP 68.9
$1.28 €1.11
-15.62%
White Bread (500g)
$1.74 DOP 111
$2.05 €1.77
-15.12%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.50 DOP 95.8
$1.93 €1.67
-22.28%
Eggs
$2.31 DOP 148
$3.46 €2.98
-33.24%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.06 DOP 450
$18.86 €16.26
-62.57%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.16 DOP 329
$9.52 €8.21
-45.80%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.00 DOP 319
$18.88 €16.28
-73.52%
Apples (1kg)
$3.22 DOP 205
$2.61 €2.25
23.37%
Banana (1kg)
$0.90 DOP 57.6
$2.46 €2.12
-63.41%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.88 DOP 184
$2.18 €1.88
32.11%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.00 DOP 128
$2.85 €2.46
-29.82%
Potato (1kg)
$2.48 DOP 158
$1.95 €1.68
27.18%
Onion (1kg)
$2.40 DOP 153
$1.85 €1.59
29.73%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.13 DOP 72.0
$1.46 €1.26
-22.60%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.91 DOP 57.8
$0.91 €0.78
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.31 DOP 339
$7.10 €6.12
-25.21%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.70 DOP 682
$7.15 €6.16
49.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.77 DOP 176
$1.43 €1.23
93.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.13 DOP 200
$2.32 €2.00
34.91%
🚌 Getting Around
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$3.00 €2.59
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$28.36 €24.45
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.37 DOP 215
$4.56 €3.93
-26.10%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.22 DOP 142
$2.12 €1.83
4.72%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.78 DOP 368
$29.59 €25.50
-80.47%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.29 DOP 82.1
$1.86 €1.61
-30.65%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.8K DOP 1.7M
$38.5K €33.2K
-30.25%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.2K DOP 2.1M
$32.5K €28.0K
-0.71%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$67.9 DOP 4,325
$184 €159
-63.21%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.83 DOP 1,137
$22.87 €19.72
-22.04%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.35 DOP 2,126
$37.73 €32.52
-11.61%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$58.0 €49.99
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$21.16 €18.24
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.80 DOP 433
$11.17 €9.63
-39.12%
🧸 Childcare & Education
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$266 DOP 17.0K
$704 €607
-62.23%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,110 DOP 516.9K
$14.9K €12.9K
-45.69%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$60.3 DOP 3,846
$87.4 €75.4
-30.98%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51.7 DOP 3,294
$37.30 €32.15
38.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$94.7 DOP 6,039
$104 €89.6
-8.87%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 DOP 7,469
$117 €101
0.40%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$208 DOP 13.2K
$1,534 €1,322
-86.47%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$135 DOP 8,591
$1,227 €1,057
-89.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$421 DOP 26.8K
$2,779 €2,395
-84.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$508 DOP 32.4K
$2,014 €1,736
-74.76%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,981 €6,018
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,821 €4,155
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
La Romana
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$2,473 €2,132
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.5
3.39
239.23%

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Last update for La Romana: January 13, 2026

Last update for Barcelona: January 11, 2026

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