Santo Domingo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$448
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$489
$949
😷 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 3% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4974th and 5170th ($1051 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.5 months in Santo Domingo compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5711th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Santo Domingo Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.71
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$655
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1409
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.18%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.12
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$413
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6562
$22097

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$775
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$745
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$541
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$782
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$787
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$728
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$590
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$805
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$712
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$779
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$589
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$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
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$1009
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$721
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$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
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$491
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$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
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$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
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$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
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$1538
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$1447
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$771
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$731
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$687
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$596
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$678
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$699
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$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
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$651
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$1190
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$713
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$682
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$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
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$694
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$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
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$682
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$707
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$831
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$625
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$625
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$679
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$755
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$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
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$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
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$703
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$789
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$677
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$740
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$696
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$652
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$690
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$898
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$645