Foshan vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$208	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	44
😀 Quality of life	70	58
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.13M

The cost of living in Foshan is 34% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 7543rd and 5898th ($611 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 2601st and 5536th 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	$3.41	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$7607

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

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