Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 49.2% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 36.8% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,698.79
|
$10.23
DOP620.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,063.21
|
$6.60
DOP400.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,588.51
|
$1.05
DOP63.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,766.87
|
$0.77
DOP46.43
|
|
pay 50.6% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,820.84
|
$1.90
DOP115.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,591.95
|
$3.22
DOP195.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,491.51
|
$4.91
DOP297.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,270.69
|
$2.37
DOP143.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,659.61
|
$2.89
DOP175.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,168.29
|
$1.37
DOP83.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,079.20
|
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,405.90
|
$1.35
DOP81.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,324.99
|
$0.79
DOP48.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,101.62
|
$0.98
DOP59.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,016.23
|
$1.09
DOP66.11
|
|
pay 69.0% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,203.78
|
$4.80
DOP291.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP174,279.49
|
$82.54
DOP5,007.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,136,958.38
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,606.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,075.80
|
$18.61
DOP1,129.12
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
Bogota
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP103,629.66
|
$42.28
DOP2,565.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,857,894.13
|
$732.50
DOP44,441.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,363,034.30
|
$411.15
DOP24,944.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP279,908.87
|
$66.16
DOP4,014.21
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,003,309.58
|
$361.79
DOP21,950.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,213,186.69
|
$6,176.69
DOP374,745.47
|
|
pay 87.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,010.54
|
$2.48
DOP150.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,227.38
|
$2.58
DOP156.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,021.07
|
$4.54
DOP275.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP92,771.99
|
$44.94
DOP2,726.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,042.14
|
$6.40
DOP388.09
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP223,258.22
|
$66.44
DOP4,031.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP182,474.31
|
$56.74
DOP3,442.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP368,710.48
|
$103.17
DOP6,259.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP309,436.75
|
$109.66
DOP6,653.04
|
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