Santo Domingo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$352	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$1146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	44	70
😀 Quality of life	58	68
🏙️ Population	1.13M	12.7M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 7% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5898th and 6198th ($928 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 18th 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 Suzhou. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5536th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Suzhou

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	Santo Domingo	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$17431

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613