Bogota vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$441
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$584
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
43
😀 Quality of life
66
61
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.13M

The cost of living in Bogota is 4% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5761st and 5424th ($976 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5073rd and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1388
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8995
$7804

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$848
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$722
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$762
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$546
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$515
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$506
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$637
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$678
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$655
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$581
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$960
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$667
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$730
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$777
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$679
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$565
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$950
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$511
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1030
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$881
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$693
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$693
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$759
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$708
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$782
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$572
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$489
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$671
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$620
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$704
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$677
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$699
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$690
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$721
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544