Foshan vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$222
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$584
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
73
61
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.13M

The cost of living in Foshan is 42% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 7909th and 5424th ($589 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th 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 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 2948th and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Santo Domingo

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Foshan Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1740
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21696
$7804

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544