Medellin vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$494
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$584
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
43
😀 Quality of life
60
61
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.13M

The cost of living in Medellin is 1% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5342nd and 5424th ($1030 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Colombia and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5890th and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$7804

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544