Guangzhou vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$322
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$584
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
43
😀 Quality of life
75
61
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.13M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 26% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6838th and 5424th ($758 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 2100th and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$7804

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Santo Domingo

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