Santo Domingo vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$352	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$602
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	44	71
😀 Quality of life	58	61
🏙️ Population	1.13M	10.6M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 93% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5898th and 8748th ($928 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 525th 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 Shijiazhuang. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 5536th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Shijiazhuang

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	Santo Domingo	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$4785

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716