Santo Domingo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2466
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$456
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$584
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
61
77
🏙️ Population
1.13M
24.9M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 10% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5424th and 4879th ($1020 vs $1128) 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 5754th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Santo Domingo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.95
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.19%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.61
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.97
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7804
$27624

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$750
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$502
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$686
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$781
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$720
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$525
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$730
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$713
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$822
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$639
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$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
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$1150
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$724
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$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
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$529
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$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
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$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
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$533
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$1650
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$1617
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$1592
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$544

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$1003
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$673
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$696
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$696
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$771
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$597
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$612
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$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
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$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
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$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
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$713
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$621
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$740
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$674
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$601
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$630
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$826
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$622
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$634
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$639
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$597
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$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
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$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
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$531
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$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
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$637
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$672
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$663
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$590
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$666
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$659
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$617
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$753