Guangzhou vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$333
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$489
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
44
😀 Quality of life
75
58
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.13M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 29% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6607th and 4974th ($742 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 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 955th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$764
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$671
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$692
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$653
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$536
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$728
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$590
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$504