Cost of living comparison
China is 18.0% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in China instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP560.19
|
$3.33
CN¥24.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP427.20
|
$5.25
CN¥38.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP44.25
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.48
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP129.76
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP207.11
|
$6.22
CN¥45.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP287.65
|
$7.41
CN¥53.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP116.77
|
$1.75
CN¥12.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP162.41
|
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP78.14
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.77
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.86
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.97
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP40.14
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP63.30
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP288.54
|
$4.64
CN¥33.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,340.03
|
$21.41
CN¥155.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,975,812.59
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,893.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,332.22
|
$4.14
CN¥30.01
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,978.55
|
$14.28
CN¥103.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,732.16
|
$401.04
CN¥2,904.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,713.60
|
$247.64
CN¥1,793.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,324.86
|
$39.51
CN¥286.19
|
|
pay 53.8% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP28,035.18
|
$456.56
CN¥3,306.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP466,362.97
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,538.96
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP160.20
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP132.83
|
$3.48
CN¥25.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP267.00
|
$3.40
CN¥24.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,668.68
|
$42.27
CN¥306.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP347.10
|
$6.35
CN¥46.02
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,571.89
|
$51.26
CN¥371.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,643.32
|
$33.18
CN¥240.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,942.04
|
$80.69
CN¥584.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,074.29
|
$76.44
CN¥553.63
|
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