Cologne vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$600
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
96
62
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.2M

The cost of living in Cologne is 84% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 2067th and 5110th ($1990 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Germany and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Germany vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 15th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550