Medellin vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$387
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$489
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
44
😀 Quality of life
54
58
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.13M

The cost of living in Medellin is 18% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6140th and 4974th ($867 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5994th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$764
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$671
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$692
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$653
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$536
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$728
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$590
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$504