Santo Domingo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2466
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$456
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$584
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
1.13M
17.5M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 16% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5424th and 6334th ($1020 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5754th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Shenzhen

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Santo Domingo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.95
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.19%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.61
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.97
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7804
$22402

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$778
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$539
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$749
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$750
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$676
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$502
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$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
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$720
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$525
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$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
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$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
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$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
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$1592
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$544

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$2414
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$2718
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$662
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$662
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$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
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$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
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$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
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$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
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$451
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$589
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$669
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$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
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$765
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$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
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$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
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$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
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$697
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$681
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$693
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$707
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$677
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$901
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$546
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$634