Guangzhou vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$354
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
74
62
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.2M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 28% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6835th and 5110th ($782 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 2285th and 5729th 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
$2.86
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550