Santo Domingo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1020	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2466	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$456	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$584	$940
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	89
😀 Quality of life	61	74
🏙️ Population	1.13M	13.9M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 58% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5424th and 7452nd ($1020 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th 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 Tianjin. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5754th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Tianjin

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	Santo Domingo	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.95	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.19%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.61	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.18	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7804	$18657

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$853
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$844
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$708
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$778
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$539
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$749
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$750
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$676
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$502
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$686
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$781
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$720
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$525
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$730
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$713
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$822
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$857
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$948
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1150
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$724
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$736
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$721
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$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
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1650
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$544

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573