Santo Domingo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1046
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2757
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$446
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$527
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
57
79
🏙️ Population
1.13M
24.9M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 8% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5318th and 4780th ($1046 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.5 months in Santo Domingo compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5688th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Santo Domingo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.91
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1316
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1857
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6229
$31401

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$748
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$527
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$718
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$809
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$758
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$573
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$769
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$728
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$794
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$625
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$790
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$964
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$1023
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$766
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$740
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$727
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
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$529
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$524
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$536
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1314
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1230
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1237
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1114
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1425
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$516
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$1523
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$1527
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$1458
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$1028
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$706
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$749
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$738
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$1020
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$585
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$661
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$718
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$620
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$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
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$674
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$742
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$702
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$729
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$674
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$843
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$665
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$676
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$690
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$629
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$698
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$630
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$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
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$538
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$650
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$651
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$703
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$708
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$699
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$617
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$702
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$771
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$648
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$774