Dominican Republic vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2060
$1627
🏠 One person rent
$320
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$416
$354
💸 GDP per capita
$10716
$4941
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
6.62
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
34
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
18%
🎓 Higher education
37
72
😀 Quality of life
36
41
🏙️ Population
10.8M
275M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($807) is 33% more expensive than in Indonesia ($608). the Dominican Republic ranked 122nd vs 162nd 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 128th and 110th 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
$6.85
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$3.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.85
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$700
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.89%
9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1509
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$915
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$4.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$2.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$2.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.56
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$301
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4539
$7639

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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

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$757
10.6M
Bali
$1121
4.36M
Bekasi
$541
2.38M
Surabaya
$558
3.01M
Depok
$419
2.33M
Bandung
$571
2.88M
Tangerang
$605
2.24M
Medan
$519
2.11M
South Tangerang
$577
1.64M
Batam
$604
1.2M
Palembang
$420
1.54M
Semarang
$550
1.62M
Bogor
$553
982K
Makassar
$524
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$590
983K
Samarinda
$620
831K
Padang
$950
909K
Denpasar
$530
835K
Cilacap
$508
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$378
1.17M
Pontianak
$458
681K
Malang
$388
866K
Serang
$524
613K
Jambi
$499
612K
Cimahi
$530
587K
Banjarmasin
$503
662K
Balikpapan
$638
598K
Cilegon
$522
388K
Tasikmalaya
$401
678K
Kupang
$533
467K