Medellin vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$408	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	44
😀 Quality of life	53	58
🏙️ Population	2.53M	1.13M

The cost of living in Medellin is 2% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6005th and 5898th ($906 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 6049th and 5536th 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	$6.13	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$7607

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521