Santo Domingo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Santo Domingo	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1083	$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$1473
🏠 One person rent	$495	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$857	$327
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$600	$664
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	68
😀 Quality of life	62	68
🏙️ Population	2.2M	12.6M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 112% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5110th and 8643rd ($1083 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 498th 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 Zhengzhou. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 5729th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Zhengzhou

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	Santo Domingo	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.11	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.4	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1207	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.7	$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1627	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.23	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.77	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6928	$21713

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$899
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$744
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$810
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$714
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$580
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$785
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$768
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$551
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$678
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$820
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$753
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$553
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$734
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$769
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$777
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$930
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1006
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1114
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$791
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$797
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$785
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$549
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1313
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1209
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1457
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1590
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1473
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1663
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1628
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1610
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$550

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$516
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$516
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$518
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$509
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$516
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$483
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$518
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$520
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$507
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$506
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$514
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$498
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$491
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$506
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$523
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$518
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$569
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$534
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$525
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$531
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$543
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$598
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$492
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$526
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$583
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$659
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$602
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$596
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$545
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$578
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$540
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$529
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$556