Dominican Republic vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1980
$1510
🏠 One person rent
$295
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$558
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$418
$336
💸 GDP per capita
$10718
$4876
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
6.82
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
37
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
37
74
😀 Quality of life
37
43
🏙️ Population
10.8M
275M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($774) is 32% more expensive than in Indonesia ($586). the Dominican Republic ranked 126th vs 166th for Indonesia 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 the Dominican Republic compared to 0.6 months in Indonesia. Ranked 125th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 82 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.

Dominican Republic Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$3.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.71
 Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.6
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.3%
9.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1538
$1285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.6
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$20.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$2.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$1.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.01
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.36
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$231
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5277
$7083

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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

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$701
10.6M
Bali
$1267
4.36M
Bekasi
$518
2.38M
Depok
$385
2.33M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Bandung
$545
2.88M
Tangerang
$558
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Medan
$481
2.11M
Batam
$539
1.2M
Palembang
$395
1.54M
Bogor
$513
982K
Semarang
$493
1.62M
Makassar
$525
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$542
983K
Samarinda
$580
831K
Padang
$883
909K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$374
1.17M
Denpasar
$497
670K
Pontianak
$427
681K
Serang
$492
613K
Malang
$365
866K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Jambi
$458
612K
Banjarmasin
$469
662K
Cilegon
$488
388K
Balikpapan
$606
598K
Tasikmalaya
$373
678K
Kupang
$509
467K