Chengdu vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$2757
🏠 One person rent	$251	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$985
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$527
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	44
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 37% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 7209th and 5318th ($660 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 1933rd and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Santo Domingo

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	Chengdu	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$6229

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$831
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$838
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$709
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$731
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$660
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$542
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$791
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$748
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$685
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$527
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$718
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$809
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$758
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$573
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$769
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$728
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$794
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$790
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$964
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1023
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$766
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$740
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$727
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$524
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1114
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1425
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1523
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$527