Santo Domingo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2508
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$352
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$574
$1644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
1.13M
24.9M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 15% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5898th and 4858th ($928 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 Shanghai. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5536th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santo Domingo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.83
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.45%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1100
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.1
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.97
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7607
$30174

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$733
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$510
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$692
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$773
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$724
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$561
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$735
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$707
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$784
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$645
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$774
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$961
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$1138
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$751
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$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$715
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
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$521
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$520
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$542
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$527
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1314
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1221
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1264
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1145
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1429
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$508
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$1546
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
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$1457
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$521

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$984
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$665
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$700
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$701
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$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
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$631
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$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
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$643
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$716
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$695
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$702
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$644
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$805
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$636
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$643
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$654
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$603
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$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
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$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
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$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
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$665
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$592
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$661
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$672
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$621
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$746