Dongguan vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$250	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	69	44
😀 Quality of life	69	58
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.13M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 29% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 7169th and 5898th ($656 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 2941st and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Santo Domingo

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	Dongguan	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$7607

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521