Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 15.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 9.6% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 23.9% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 16.6% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 42.6% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 25.8% more in Bogota

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Bogota are more expensive than in Santo Domingo.

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Bogota vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.1% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP605.71	$7.72 COP24,985.84	-22.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP459.33	$10.19 COP32,981.31	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.37	$1.34 COP4,351.83	+29.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP34.70	$0.87 COP2,809.17	+52.3%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 9.6% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP92.20	$2.42 COP7,841.54	+60.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP220.51	$3.93 COP12,705.95	+8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP315.74	$6.14 COP19,862.16	+18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP142.43	$3.39 COP10,978.78	+45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP153.94	$3.30 COP10,693.25	+30.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.16	$1.56 COP5,058.29	+7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.32	$0.81 COP2,605.93	+119.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.21	$0.87 COP2,830.06	-29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP50.64	$0.79 COP2,548.95	-5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP55.64	$0.65 COP2,106.95	-28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP60.90	$0.63 COP2,024.18	-37.5%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 23.9% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP327.36	$4.90 COP15,857.32	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,110.46	$49.41 COP160K	+170.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$23,161.08 COP75M	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,292.17	$20.84 COP67,461.77	-1.8%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 16.6% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,210.15	$29.75 COP96,278.78	-18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP43,956.75	$779.14 COP3M	+7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,321.94	$440.22 COP1M	+25.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,317.58	$93.36 COP302K	+31.7%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 42.6% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,358.98	$463.22 COP1M	+83.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP451K	$8,195.93 COP27M	+10.8%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP151.43	$2.01 COP6,496.32	-19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP138.39	$2.52 COP8,150.23	+10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP324.05	$4.32 COP13,992.07	-18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,804.50	$33.42 COP108K	+12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP454.28	$7.72 COP24,985.84	+3.5%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 25.8% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,788.81	$82.94 COP268K	+81.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,841.05	$47.35 COP153K	+1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,299.30	$141.13 COP457K	+62.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,570.49	$104.65 COP339K	-15.8%
Average			+25.8%

Santo Domingo vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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