Quanzhou vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quanzhou	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$644	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$260	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.9	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$893	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	44
😀 Quality of life	66	58
🏙️ Population	8.78M	1.13M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 31% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 7256th and 5898th ($644 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 4015th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Santo Domingo

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	Quanzhou	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.07	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$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	$217	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.68	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2767	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1714	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.31	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.72	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20567	$7607

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936

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