Santo Domingo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1083
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$495
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$857
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
95
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
2.2M
17.5M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 15% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5110th and 6106th ($1083 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 5729th and 1113th 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
$9.11
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$669
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1627
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.23
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.77
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6928
$22916

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$785
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$768
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$700
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$551
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$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
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$753
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$553
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$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
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$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
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$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
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$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
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$1610
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$2415
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$2674
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$674
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$666
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$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
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$848
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$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
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$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
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$765
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$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
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$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
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$807
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$464
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$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
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$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
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$760
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$769
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$790
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$789
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$814
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$730
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$738
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$805
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$698
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$696
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$699
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$723
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$694
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$903
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$533
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$638