Hefei vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$205	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	44
😀 Quality of life	66	58
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.13M

The cost of living in Hefei is 33% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 7405th and 5898th ($625 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 3963rd and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Santo Domingo

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	Hefei	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$7607

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

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