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

🙂 Solo nomad: La Romana is 25.4% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 65.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: La Romana is 38.3% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 52.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
La Romana
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.25 DOP 486
$16.09 €13.89
-48.73%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$51.8 DOP 3,050
$64.1 €55.3
-19.14%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.34 DOP 432
$10.28 €8.88
-28.60%
Cappuccino
$2.74 DOP 161
$2.78 €2.4
-1.44%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 DOP 58.1
$2.23 €1.92
-55.61%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.4 DOP 23.43
$1.57 €1.35
-74.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.48 DOP 146
$3.41 €2.95
-27.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.23 DOP 308
$3.82 €3.3
36.91%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
La Romana
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.07 DOP 63.1
$1.14 €0.98
-6.14%
White Bread (500g)
$1.71 DOP 101
$1.73 €1.49
-1.16%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.56 DOP 91.8
$1.67 €1.44
-6.59%
Eggs
$2.21 DOP 130
$3.13 €2.7
-29.39%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.11 DOP 418
$13.31 €11.5
-46.58%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.14 DOP 303
$7.99 €6.9
-35.67%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.03 DOP 296
$15.97 €13.79
-68.50%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 DOP 193
$2.28 €1.97
43.86%
Banana (1kg)
$0.87 DOP 51.4
$1.7 €1.47
-48.82%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.9 DOP 170
$2.04 €1.76
42.16%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.92 DOP 113
$2.55 €2.2
-24.71%
Potato (1kg)
$2.56 DOP 150
$1.76 €1.52
45.45%
Onion (1kg)
$2.31 DOP 136
$2.05 €1.77
12.68%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.1 DOP 64.5
$1.98 €1.71
-44.44%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.96 DOP 56.3
$0.81 €0.7
18.52%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.41 DOP 319
$6.59 €5.69
-17.91%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.9 DOP 701
$5.87 €5.07
102.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.66 DOP 157
$1.33 €1.15
100.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.24 DOP 191
$2.92 €2.52
10.96%
🚌 Getting Around
La Romana
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$2.27 €1.96
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.15 €39.85
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.44 DOP 202
$4.23 €3.66
-18.68%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.11 DOP 124
$0.86 €0.75
145.35%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.95 DOP 350
$18.68 €16.13
-68.15%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.28 DOP 75.4
$2.09 €1.81
-38.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.3K DOP 1.5M
$34.5K €29.8K
-23.94%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.3K DOP 1.8M
$39.6K €34.2K
-20.99%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
La Romana
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$68.7 DOP 4,047
$148 €128
-53.66%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.54 DOP 1,032
$20.98 €18.11
-16.40%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.32 DOP 1,961
$39.65 €34.24
-15.96%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
La Romana
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$47.92 €41.37
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.8 DOP 400
$9.38 €8.1
-27.51%
🧸 Childcare & Education
La Romana
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$267 DOP 15.7K
$607 €524
-56.11%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,191 DOP 482.2K
$16.1K €13.9K
-49.16%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
La Romana
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$60.7 DOP 3,572
$104 €90.1
-41.89%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51.8 DOP 3,052
$41.09 €35.48
26.16%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$97.8 DOP 5,756
$92.7 €80
5.53%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$116 DOP 6,816
$119 €102
-2.42%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
La Romana
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$203 DOP 12K
$1,592 €1,375
-87.24%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$133 DOP 7,837
$1,262 €1,090
-89.45%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$417 DOP 24.5K
$3,046 €2,630
-86.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$511 DOP 30.1K
$2,069 €1,787
-75.31%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,280 €6,286
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,549 €3,928
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
La Romana
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$280 DOP 16.5K
$1,462 €1,263
-80.85%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.5
3.81
201.84%

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Last update for La Romana: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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