Santo Domingo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$352	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	44	24
😀 Quality of life	58	39
🏙️ Population	1.13M	6.56M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 57% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5898th and 7740th ($928 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5536th and 7044th 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	$8.6	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600