Santo Domingo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$448
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$489
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
58
80
🏙️ Population
1.13M
17.5M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 12% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4974th and 5744th ($1051 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5711th and 460th 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
$8.71
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$655
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1409
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.18%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.12
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$413
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6562
$24305

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$717
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$653
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$536
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$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
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$700
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$541
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$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
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$728
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$590
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$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
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$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
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$1447
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$504

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$2410
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$2614
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$618
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$589
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$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
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$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
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$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
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$891
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$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
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$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
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$716
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$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
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$774
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$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
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$857
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$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
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$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
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$713
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$719
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$735
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$721
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$620
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$851
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$525
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$584