Beijing vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$648	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.2M

The cost of living in Beijing is 0.9% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4987th and 5021st ($1108 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 2361st and 5488th 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	$4.47	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$7126

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$894
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$908
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$786
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$844
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$786
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$640
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$820
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$803
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$748
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$618
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$858
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$814
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$577
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$792
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$814
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$849
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$1026
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1113
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1079
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$812
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$867
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$857
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$535
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$545
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1318
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1630
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1497
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1714
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$539