Santo Domingo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1083
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$495
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$857
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
62
75
🏙️ Population
2.2M
24.9M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 4% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5110th and 4971st ($1083 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the Dominican Republic and China, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santo Domingo compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5729th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Shanghai

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Santo Domingo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.11
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$669
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1627
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.23
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.77
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6928
$27781

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$768
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$551
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$678
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$820
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$753
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$553
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$734
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$769
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$777
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$639
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$930
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$1006
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$1114
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$791
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$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
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$533
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$554
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$549
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$573
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$557
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$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
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$1473
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$548
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$1663
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$1628
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$1610
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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
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$782
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$594
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$620
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$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
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$667
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$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
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$671
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$636
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$680
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$684
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$623
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$646
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$860
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$636
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$647
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$652
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$611
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$652
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$604
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$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
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$525
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$618
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$626
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$644
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$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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