Santo Domingo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2466
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$456
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$584
$671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
43
24
😀 Quality of life
61
45
🏙️ Population
1.13M
6.56M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 69% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5424th and 7790th ($1020 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5754th and 7090th 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
$7.95
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.19%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.61
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.97
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7804
$10279

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$853
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$844
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$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$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
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599