Guangzhou vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2757
🏠 One person rent
$333
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$527
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
44
😀 Quality of life
75
57
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.13M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 27% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5318th ($763 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 1st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 1036th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$6229

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$831
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$838
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$709
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$731
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$660
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$542
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$791
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$748
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$685
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$527
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$718
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$809
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$758
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$573
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$769
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$728
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$794
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$790
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$964
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1023
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$766
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$740
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$727
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$529
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$524
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$536
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1314
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1230
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1237
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1114
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1425
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$516
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1523
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1527
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1458
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$527