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

🙂 Solo nomad: La Vega is 58.5% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 77.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: La Vega is 51.5% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 67.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
La Vega
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.43 DOP 437
$17.41 €15.03
-57.32%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42 DOP 2,472
$68.7 €59.3
-38.89%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.65 DOP 803
$13.71 €11.84
-0.44%
Cappuccino
$1.02 DOP 60
$2.78 €2.4
-63.31%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.88 DOP 52
$2.8 €2.42
-68.57%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.61 DOP 36.05
$1.98 €1.71
-69.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.58 DOP 152
$4.43 €3.83
-41.76%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.43 DOP 261
$4.53 €3.91
-2.21%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
La Vega
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.17 DOP 68.7
$1.24 €1.07
-5.65%
White Bread (500g)
$1.25 DOP 73.4
$2.03 €1.75
-38.42%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.1 DOP 65.1
$1.98 €1.71
-44.44%
Eggs
$1.19 DOP 70.3
$3.46 €2.99
-65.61%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.06 DOP 239
$18.32 €15.82
-77.84%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.74 DOP 161
$9.82 €8.47
-72.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.66 DOP 392
$19.24 €16.61
-65.38%
Apples (1kg)
$2.93 DOP 172
$2.61 €2.25
12.26%
Banana (1kg)
$0.72 DOP 42.55
$2.34 €2.02
-69.23%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.65 DOP 215
$2.11 €1.82
72.99%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.09 DOP 64.1
$2.77 €2.39
-60.65%
Potato (1kg)
$0.77 DOP 45.48
$2.04 €1.76
-62.25%
Onion (1kg)
$2.11 DOP 124
$1.77 €1.53
19.21%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.41 DOP 24.01
$1.5 €1.3
-72.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.36 DOP 20.97
$0.85 €0.73
-57.65%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.94 DOP 291
$7 €6.04
-29.43%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.97 DOP 469
$7.13 €6.16
11.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.84 DOP 109
$1.43 €1.24
28.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.52 DOP 148
$2.29 €1.98
10.04%
🚌 Getting Around
La Vega
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.86 DOP 50.7
$3.02 €2.6
-71.52%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$28.97 €25.01
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$4.59 €3.96
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.24 DOP 191
$2.02 €1.74
60.40%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$29.56 €25.53
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 DOP 76.4
$1.81 €1.56
-28.18%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$38.4K €33.1K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.1K DOP 2.1M
$32.4K €28K
8.36%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
La Vega
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$27.7 DOP 1,631
$190 €164
-85.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$22.18 €19.15
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$20.53 DOP 1,208
$36.37 €31.4
-43.55%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
La Vega
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$13.67 DOP 805
$57.4 €49.55
-76.18%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.58 DOP 505
$20.95 €18.09
-59.05%
Cinema Ticket
-
$10.8 €9.33
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
La Vega
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$732 €632
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,081 DOP 299.1K
$15.1K €13.1K
-66.40%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
La Vega
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$19.51 DOP 1,148
$86.8 €74.9
-77.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.63 DOP 1,980
$36.78 €31.76
-8.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$58.2 DOP 3,428
$102 €88.2
-43.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$65.4 DOP 3,849
$117 €101
-44.13%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
La Vega
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,581 €1,365
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$60.2 DOP 3,541
$1,230 €1,062
-95.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$256 DOP 15.1K
$2,707 €2,337
-90.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$285 DOP 16.8K
$2,028 €1,751
-85.96%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,602 €5,700
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$5,045 €4,356
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
La Vega
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$613 DOP 36.1K
$2,198 €1,898
-72.11%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
18
3.39
430.97%

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Last update for La Vega: October 28, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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