Santo Domingo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1083
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$495
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$857
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
21
😀 Quality of life
62
46
🏙️ Population
2.2M
6.56M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 80% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5110th and 7929th ($1083 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 5729th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Shaoyang

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Santo Domingo Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.11
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$669
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1627
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.23
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.77
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6928
$11939

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$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
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$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$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
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550

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50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615