Santo Domingo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1046
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2757
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$446
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$527
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
57
79
🏙️ Population
1.13M
17.7M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 9% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5318th and 5948th ($1046 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 0.5 months in Santo Domingo compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5688th and 556th 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
$10.1
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.91
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1316
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1857
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6229
$24117

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$731
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$542
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$791
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$748
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$685
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$527
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$718
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$809
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$758
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$573
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$769
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$728
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$794
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$790
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$964
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1023
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$766
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$740
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$727
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$529
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$524
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$536
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1314
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1230
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1237
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1114
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1425
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$516
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1523
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1527
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$1458
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$527

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$2427
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$2753
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$641
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$678
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$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
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$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
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$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
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$774
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$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
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$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
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$713
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$731
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$725
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$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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$618