Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 24.4% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 8.1% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 31.6% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 21.5% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 66.1% more in Colombia

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Colombia are more expensive than in Dominican Republic. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Colombia.

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Colombia vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 18.5% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.79 DOP535.26	$7.09 COP22,931.45	-19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.21 DOP439.14	$9.93 COP32,148.52	+37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 DOP49.39	$1.50 COP4,852.66	+84.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 DOP27.55	$1.15 COP3,709.46	+153.3%
Average			+18.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Colombia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.1% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 DOP97.36	$2.08 COP6,733.97	+30.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31 DOP201.56	$3.94 COP12,757.50	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 DOP288.04	$5.55 COP17,946.20	+17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DOP107.37	$3.08 COP9,957.50	+74.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 DOP117.30	$4.90 COP15,853.83	+154.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 DOP85.70	$1.60 COP5,180.50	+13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 DOP27.92	$0.63 COP2,029.58	+36.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 DOP80.43	$0.72 COP2,342.48	-45.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 DOP53.95	$0.88 COP2,832.68	-1.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 DOP69.62	$0.68 COP2,216.85	-40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 DOP67.52	$0.64 COP2,086.49	-41.9%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 31.6% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33 DOP324.38	$4.89 COP15,812.00	-8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.26 DOP1,476.96	$57.51 COP186K	+137.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,685.93 DOP1M	$24,696.92 COP80M	+39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.54 DOP1,433.50	$21.04 COP68,088.82	-10.6%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 21.5% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.10 DOP2,258.61	$27.89 COP90,271.45	-24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$781.82 DOP47,601.11	$745.73 COP2M	-4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$310.77 DOP18,921.03	$482.25 COP2M	+55.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.51 DOP4,353.63	$101.48 COP328K	+41.9%
Average			+21.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Colombia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.57 DOP11,176.72	$597.35 COP2M	+225.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,114.38 DOP372K	$8,009.31 COP26M	+31.0%
Average			+106.5%

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pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP151.43	$2.59 COP8,376.13	+4.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 DOP119.04	$2.72 COP8,811.58	+39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.98 DOP303.19	$4.03 COP13,039.78	-19.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.88 DOP2,793.41	$41.34 COP134K	-9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.80 DOP353.33	$6.65 COP21,537.80	+14.7%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 66.1% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.95 DOP2,006.41	$82.92 COP268K	+151.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.95 DOP2,797.79	$53.80 COP174K	+17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.63 DOP4,239.73	$134.00 COP434K	+92.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.66 DOP5,215.52	$115.03 COP372K	+34.3%
Average			+66.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Colombia - Cost of clothing

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