Bogota vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2757
🏠 One person rent
$387
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$527
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
44
😀 Quality of life
59
57
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.13M

The cost of living in Bogota is 17% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6226th and 5318th ($868 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Colombia and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5388th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$6229

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$831
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$838
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$709
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$731
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$660
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$542
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$791
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$748
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$685
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$527
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$718
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$809
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$758
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$573
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$769
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$728
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$794
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$790
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$964
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1023
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$766
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$740
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$727
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$529
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$524
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$536
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1314
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1230
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1237
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1114
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1425
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$516
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1523
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1527
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1458
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$527