Dominican Republic vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$366
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$611
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$546
$281
💸 GDP per capita
$10876
$4925
😃 Human freedom index
7.9
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
34
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
39
74
😀 Quality of life
45
49
🏙️ Population
11.4M
283M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($865) is 50% more expensive than in Indonesia ($575). the Dominican Republic ranked 119th vs 171st 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 0.6 months in the Dominican Republic compared to 0.5 months in Indonesia. Ranked 118th 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
$7.45
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$13.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.16
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$39.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.29%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1772
$1469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$4.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.64
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.13
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6463
$6550

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In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$1083
2.2M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
1.34M
La Vega
$553
282K
San Cristobal
$899
233K
Puerto Plata
$791
338K
Higuey
$734
251K
San Pedro de Macoris
$810
217K
San Juan de la Maguana
$639
169K
Bani
$744
146K
Bonao
$580
158K
Boca Chica
$899
142K
La Romana
$700
139K
Punta Cana
$1114
139K
San Francisco de Macoris
$551
188K
Azua
$785
103K
Samana
$678
108K
Sabaneta
$785
98.5K
Barahona
$769
83.6K
Cotui
$714
79.6K
Mao
$797
76.9K
Nagua
$820
76.9K
Sosua
$1006
69.9K
El Seibo
$768
66.9K
Jarabacoa
$753
58.8K
Cabarete
$930
4.09K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$684
11.1M
Bali
$1175
4.36M
Bekasi
$556
2.38M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Depok
$391
2.33M
Bandung
$536
2.88M
Tangerang
$609
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Palembang
$388
1.54M
Medan
$461
2.11M
Batam
$533
1.2M
Bogor
$467
982K
Semarang
$499
1.62M
Makassar
$510
1.34M
Cilacap
$470
1.17M
Samarinda
$560
831K
Bandar Lampung
$362
1.17M
Pontianak
$411
681K
Denpasar
$496
670K
Pekanbaru
$495
983K
Serang
$488
613K
Malang
$379
866K
Padang
$851
909K
Cimahi
$502
587K
Banjarmasin
$461
662K
Jambi
$439
612K
Balikpapan
$588
598K
Tasikmalaya
$359
678K
Kupang
$527
467K
Cilegon
$487
388K