Santo Domingo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Santo Domingo	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1098	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$479	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$644	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	44	65
😀 Quality of life	63	74
🏙️ Population	2.2M	12.7M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 37% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5021st and 6776th ($1098 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5488th and 2020th 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	$10.3	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$619	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1092	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.57%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1199	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.52	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.6	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7126	$20341

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$894
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$908
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$786
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$844
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$786
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$640
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$820
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$803
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$748
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$618
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$858
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$814
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$577
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$792
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$814
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$849
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$1026
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1113
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1079
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$812
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$867
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$857
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$535
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$545
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1318
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1630
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1497
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1714
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$539

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635