Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 12.7% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 44.7% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.46
CN¥37.06
|
$5.27
$249.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.46
CN¥37.06
|
$6.41
$303.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CN¥3.51
|
$0.85
$40.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.21
|
$0.65
$30.93
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥11.40
|
$1.90
$90.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
CN¥55.89
|
$3.47
$164.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CN¥50.11
|
$4.00
$189.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
CN¥14.46
|
$1.65
$78.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.63
CN¥11.05
|
$2.25
$106.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
CN¥6.12
|
$0.99
$46.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.47
|
$0.33
$15.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥5.92
|
$1.21
$57.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CN¥4.07
|
$0.60
$28.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.52
|
$0.58
$27.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.71
|
$1.11
$52.80
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
CN¥27.84
|
$4.07
$192.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.23
CN¥211.80
|
$35.12
$1,664.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,859.29
CN¥148,258.44
|
$21,456.15
$1,017,246.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.90
CN¥33.25
|
$27.45
$1,301.48
|
|
pay 18.6% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.04
CN¥122.34
|
$49.02
$2,323.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.54
CN¥7,450.74
|
$392.13
$18,591.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.77
CN¥4,366.29
|
$216.84
$10,280.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.77
CN¥317.20
|
$62.19
$2,948.60
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$788.36
CN¥5,346.96
|
$171.82
$8,146.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,488.98
CN¥172,876.44
|
$6,358.71
$301,469.65
|
|
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
CN¥10.59
|
$2.11
$99.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
CN¥30.41
|
$1.82
$86.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.12
CN¥21.18
|
$4.39
$208.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.41
CN¥375.81
|
$29.19
$1,383.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.98
CN¥60.89
|
$5.27
$249.73
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
CN¥490.00
|
$37.97
$1,800.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
CN¥262.12
|
$42.22
$2,001.83
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.59
CN¥600.86
|
$81.26
$3,852.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.22
CN¥761.10
|
$96.57
$4,578.44
|
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