Cali vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2137
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$330
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
44
😀 Quality of life
62
63
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.2M

The cost of living in Cali is 23% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6549th and 5021st ($850 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5632nd and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Santo Domingo

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Cali Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.09
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$904
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$7126

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$788
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$856
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$563
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$631
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$606
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$749
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$769
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$749
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$862
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$537
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$559
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$737
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$524
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$802
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$675
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$816
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$958
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1106
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$694
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$672
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$1041
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1162
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$593
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$858
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$1012
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$557
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$680
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$864
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1045
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$630
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$740
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$797
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$795
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$816
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$516
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$653
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$733

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$894
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$908
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$786
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$844
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$786
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$640
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$820
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$803
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$748
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$618
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$672
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$858
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$814
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$577
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$792
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$814
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$849
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$1026
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1113
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1079
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$812
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$867
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$857
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$539
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$535
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$545
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1318
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1208
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1525
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1630
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1497
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1714
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1654
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1611
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$539