Beijing vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$605	$448
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$955
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	78	58
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Beijing is 1% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4887th and 4974th ($1065 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check China vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 583rd and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Santo Domingo

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	Beijing	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$6562

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$764
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$671
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$692
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$717
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$653
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$536
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$775
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$745
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$541
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$782
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$787
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$728
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$590
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$805
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$712
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$779
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$809
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$958
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1009
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$721
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$714
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$501
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$514
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1300
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1168
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1236
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1137
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1273
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1522
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1447
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$504