Santo Domingo vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$352	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	44	24
😀 Quality of life	58	38
🏙️ Population	1.13M	7.82M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 26% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5898th and 6735th ($928 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd 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 1 months in Shangqiu. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 5536th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Shangqiu

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	Santo Domingo	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$17921

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529