Colombia vs Dominican Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Dominican Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$2060
🏠 One person rent
$317
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$416
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$10716
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
74.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
35
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
77
37
😀 Quality of life
36
36
🏙️ Population
49.1M
10.8M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 9% less expensive than in the Dominican Republic ($807). Colombia ranked 130th vs 122nd 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 131st and 128th 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
$5.11
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
12.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$6.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$4539

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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
$868
7.74M
Medellin
$873
2.53M
Cali
$733
2.47M
Barranquilla
$789
1.33M
Cartagena
$748
915K
Cucuta
$552
806K
Bucaramanga
$642
615K
Soledad
$840
676K
Pereira
$641
591K
Soacha
$748
783K
Bello
$789
562K
Villavicencio
$475
664K
Buenaventura
$718
424K
Santa Marta
$979
516K
Valledupar
$558
544K
Manizales
$653
454K
Pasto
$488
411K
Palmira
$652
359K
Monteria
$620
400K
Neiva
$520
380K
Ibague
$501
541K
Barrancabermeja
$573
300K
Envigado
$871
229K
Armenia
$541
301K
Floridablanca
$584
267K
Popayan
$462
301K
Sincelejo
$506
287K
Tulua
$477
219K
Tumaco
$544
213K
Zipaquira
$681
196K

In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$1046
1.13M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$794
1.34M
Puerto Plata
$766
338K
La Vega
$573
248K
San Cristobal
$831
233K
Higuey
$769
251K
Punta Cana
$1023
139K
San Francisco de Macoris
$527
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$625
169K
Bani
$709
146K
Boca Chica
$838
142K
San Pedro de Macoris
$731
217K
Bonao
$542
158K
La Romana
$685
139K
Sabaneta
$727
98.5K
Azua
$791
91.3K
Samana
$718
108K
Barahona
$728
83.6K
Cotui
$660
79.6K
Mao
$740
76.9K
Nagua
$809
76.9K
Sosua
$964
69.9K
Jarabacoa
$758
58.8K
El Seibo
$748
66.9K
Cabarete
$790
4.09K