Cost of living comparison

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

compared to

Bogota, Colombia

Bogota vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 27.4% cheaper than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 25.4% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 39.1% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 27.8% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 8.0% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.4% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 25.3% less in Bogota

Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Bogota.

Bogota vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% less for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 DOP606.92	$5.00 COP20,679.66	-51.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.60 DOP391.56	$6.93 COP28,651.23	+4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 DOP62.29	$0.83 COP3,419.97	-21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 DOP45.39	$0.64 COP2,636.91	-16.7%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 25.4% less for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 DOP112.88	$1.34 COP5,547.46	-29.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 DOP190.84	$2.21 COP9,141.44	-31.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 DOP291.21	$4.49 COP18,576.05	-8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 DOP140.44	$2.14 COP8,835.27	-9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.89 DOP171.32	$2.23 COP9,205.93	-23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 DOP81.43	$1.19 COP4,925.55	-13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.00	$0.48 COP1,981.54	+35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 DOP80.14	$0.55 COP2,292.90	-59.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 DOP47.04	$0.54 COP2,215.79	-32.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 DOP58.36	$0.48 COP2,002.91	-50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP64.61	$0.46 COP1,921.53	-57.4%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 39.1% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80 DOP284.68	$3.50 COP14,489.70	-27.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.54 DOP4,894.51	$40.16 COP166,094.06	-51.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,062.96 DOP1,664,133.52	$15,009.35 COP62,077,656.74	-46.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.61 DOP1,103.60	$12.69 COP52,489.05	-31.8%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 27.8% less for housing

	Santo Domingo	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 DOP2,507.08	$23.88 COP98,762.46	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$732.50 DOP43,437.14	$428.11 COP1,770,634.02	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.15 DOP24,381.21	$314.08 COP1,299,016.38	-23.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.16 DOP3,923.51	$64.50 COP266,762.33	-2.5%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 8.0% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.79 DOP21,454.27	$231.19 COP956,186.92	-36.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.69 DOP366,277.56	$7,422.81 COP30,700,222.97	+20.2%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 DOP146.84	$1.15 COP4,775.20	-53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 DOP152.95	$1.43 COP5,934.90	-44.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 DOP269.20	$2.31 COP9,550.41	-49.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.94 DOP2,664.79	$21.38 COP88,414.75	-52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 DOP379.32	$4.62 COP19,100.82	-27.8%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 25.3% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.44 DOP3,940.08	$51.44 COP212,772.40	-22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.74 DOP3,364.98	$42.05 COP173,904.00	-25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17 DOP6,118.14	$84.96 COP351,393.17	-17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.66 DOP6,502.71	$71.30 COP294,903.36	-35.0%
Average			-25.3%

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