Luoyang vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luoyang	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1437	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$148	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$263	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$578	$574
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	34	44
😀 Quality of life	40	58
🏙️ Population	7.06M	1.13M

The cost of living in Luoyang is 46% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 8612th and 5898th ($505 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 510th 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 1.1 months in Luoyang compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Luoyang ranked 237th best city to live in China vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 6957th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luoyang vs Santo Domingo

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	Luoyang	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$351	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$184	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1978	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.11	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.46	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.66	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.48	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16348	$7607

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Cities near Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$509
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$505
49 km or 31 mi	Jiyuan	$520
52 km or 32 mi	Gongyi	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Dengfeng	$529
66 km or 41 mi	Ruzhou	$538
67 km or 41 mi	Qinyang	$504
88 km or 55 mi	Xinmi	$528
90 km or 56 mi	Xingyang	$519
97 km or 60 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
100 km or 62 mi	Jincheng	$547
112 km or 69 mi	Yuzhou	$552
113 km or 70 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
113 km or 70 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
123 km or 76 mi	Xinzheng	$538
131 km or 81 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
133 km or 82 mi	Changge	$547
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
137 km or 85 mi	Yuncheng	$586
142 km or 88 mi	Lingbao	$559
143 km or 89 mi	Houma	$540
146 km or 91 mi	Xuchang	$586
151 km or 94 mi	Xinxiang	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Huixian	$551
170 km or 106 mi	Weihui	$571
176 km or 109 mi	Kaifeng	$545
179 km or 111 mi	Linfen	$569
181 km or 113 mi	Changzhi	$726
182 km or 113 mi	Wugang	$571
183 km or 113 mi	Yongji	$558
185 km or 115 mi	Nanyang	$632
188 km or 117 mi	Hejin	$554
189 km or 117 mi	Luohe	$591
201 km or 125 mi	Linzhou	$588
202 km or 126 mi	Hancheng	$558
208 km or 129 mi	Hebi	$625
219 km or 136 mi	Changyuan	$787
222 km or 138 mi	Dengzhou	$600
222 km or 138 mi	Huozhou	$543
234 km or 146 mi	Zhoukou	$580

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