Cost of living comparison

 Cartagena, Colombia
compared to
 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo vs. Cartagena Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 63.3% more expensive than Cartagena.

Restaurants
pay 34.5% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries
pay 25.9% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Santo Domingo
Housing
pay 10.8% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare
pay 2.9 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 64.0% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing
pay 14.1% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Cartagena. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Cartagena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Cartagena, you would:

pay 34.5% more for restaurants

 
Cartagena
Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.43
COP22,360.79
$10.23
DOP604.19
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.08
COP33,303.30
$6.60
DOP389.80
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.73
COP3,002.65
$1.05
DOP62.01

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pay 25.9% more for groceries

 
Cartagena
Santo Domingo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.46
COP6,022.78
$1.90
DOP112.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.15
COP12,964.50
$3.22
DOP189.98
Milk (1 gallon) $3.60
COP14,827.85
$4.91
DOP289.90

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Cartagena
Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.81
COP11,562.37
$4.80
DOP283.40
Monthly public transit pass $21.08
COP86,878.17
$82.54
DOP4,872.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,318.49
COP71,364,212.86
$28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67

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pay 10.8% more for housing

 
Cartagena
Santo Domingo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.98
COP123,539.38
$42.28
DOP2,495.82
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $692.74
COP2,854,568.51
$732.50
DOP43,242.03
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $315.58
COP1,300,414.55
$411.15
DOP24,271.70

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Cartagena
Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $124.69
COP513,822.33
$361.79
DOP21,357.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,176.69
DOP364,632.33

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pay 64.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cartagena
Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.73
COP7,136.42
$2.48
DOP146.18
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.54
COP6,343.49
$2.58
DOP152.27
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.31
COP9,515.23
$4.54
DOP267.99

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pay 14.1% more for clothing

 
Cartagena
Santo Domingo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.11
COP239,466.58
$66.44
DOP3,922.38
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.95
COP152,243.65
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$119.31
COP491,620.13
$103.17
DOP6,090.66

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