Santo Domingo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2466
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$456
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$584
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
43
70
😀 Quality of life
61
71
🏙️ Population
1.13M
12.7M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 32% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5424th and 6778th ($1020 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5754th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Santo Domingo Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.95
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.19%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.61
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.97
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7804
$15339

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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
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$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
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$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
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$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
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$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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$696
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$632
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$679
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$673
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$597
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$648
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$631
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$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
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$547
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$1128
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$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
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$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
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$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
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$630
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$642
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$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
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$634
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$740
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$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
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$659
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$713
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$753
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$663
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$617
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$576
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$672
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$610