Santo Domingo vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1020	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2466	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$456	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$584	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	43	85
😀 Quality of life	61	71
🏙️ Population	1.13M	9.07M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 84% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5424th and 8245th ($1020 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 341st 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 Shenyang. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5754th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Shenyang

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	Santo Domingo	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.95	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.19%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.61	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.18	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7804	$24707

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$853
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$844
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$708
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501