Colombia vs Dominican Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Dominican Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$1980
🏠 One person rent
$322
$295
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$98.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$418
💸 GDP per capita
$6947
$10718
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
7.85
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
74.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
36
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
77
37
😀 Quality of life
36
37
🏙️ Population
52.3M
10.8M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($757) is 2% less expensive than in the Dominican Republic ($774). Colombia ranked 129th vs 126th for the Dominican Republic in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 0.5 months in the Dominican Republic. Ranked 129th and 125th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs the Dominican Republic

We calculate prices for Colombia and the Dominican Republic as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 25 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Colombia Dominican Republic
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.19
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.34
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.38%
12.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1453
$1538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$20.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$5.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.59
$9.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5870
$5277

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs the Dominican Republic

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$887
8.03M
Medellin
$906
2.53M
Cali
$748
2.47M
Barranquilla
$773
1.33M
Cartagena
$760
915K
Cucuta
$562
806K
Soacha
$794
783K
Soledad
$741
676K
Pereira
$680
591K
Bucaramanga
$657
615K
Manizales
$653
454K
Bello
$839
562K
Villavicencio
$497
664K
Valledupar
$565
544K
Buenaventura
$742
424K
Ibague
$529
541K
Santa Marta
$837
516K
Pasto
$514
411K
Monteria
$645
400K
Palmira
$666
359K
Neiva
$557
380K
Barrancabermeja
$1031
300K
Floridablanca
$648
267K
Envigado
$897
229K
Armenia
$598
301K
Popayan
$477
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$513
219K
Tumaco
$571
213K
Zipaquira
$709
196K

In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$928
1.13M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$784
1.34M
Puerto Plata
$751
338K
San Cristobal
$812
233K
La Vega
$561
248K
Higuey
$735
251K
Punta Cana
$1138
139K
San Francisco de Macoris
$510
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$645
169K
Bani
$695
146K
Boca Chica
$784
142K
San Pedro de Macoris
$707
217K
Bonao
$545
158K
La Romana
$656
139K
Sabaneta
$715
98.5K
Azua
$750
91.3K
Samana
$692
108K
Barahona
$707
83.6K
Cotui
$645
79.6K
Mao
$724
76.9K
Nagua
$773
76.9K
Jarabacoa
$724
58.8K
El Seibo
$733
66.9K
Sosua
$961
69.9K
Cabarete
$774
4.09K