Hangzhou vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hangzhou	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$369	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.8	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	44
😀 Quality of life	72	58
🏙️ Population	11.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 13% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6419th and 5898th ($805 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 1916th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Santo Domingo

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	Hangzhou	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8089	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4179	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.71	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.99	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$441	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31296	$7607

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521