Medellin vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$514
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
44
😀 Quality of life
63
62
🏙️ Population
2.53M
2.2M

The cost of living in Medellin is 1% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5161st and 5110th ($1071 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5624th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Santo Domingo

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Medellin Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550