Guangzhou vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$342
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
77
63
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.2M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 29% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6854th and 5021st ($785 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 1149th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Santo Domingo

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Guangzhou Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$7126

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

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