Santo Domingo vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Santo Domingo	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$1883
🏠 One person rent	$448	$372
🏘️ Family rent	$955	$493
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$489	$1122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	44	49
😀 Quality of life	58	54
🏙️ Population	1.13M	7.1M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 40% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4974th and 6575th ($1051 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 5711th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Yantai

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	Santo Domingo	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.71	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$655	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1409	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.18%	4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1991	$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1387	$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.12	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$413	$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6562	$23682

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$764
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$671
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$692
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$717
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$653
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$536
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$775
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$745
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$541
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$782
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$787
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$728
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$590
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$805
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$712
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$779
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$809
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$958
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1009
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$721
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$714
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$501
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$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
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1522
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1447
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$504

Cities near Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$679
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$669
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$649
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$653
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$708
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$630
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$625
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$633
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$600
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$653
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$623
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$591
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$530
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$507
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$548
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$581
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$542
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$555
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$544
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$575
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$506
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$525
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$538
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$637
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$531
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$572
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$585
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$667
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$572
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$585
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$607
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$608
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$643
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$677