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Santo Domingo vs. China Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 78.6% more expensive than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 60.1% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 43.8% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 51.1% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in China. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. China Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of China, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	China	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.85 CN¥20.83	$10.23 DOP613.47	+258.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.07 CN¥36.96	$6.60 DOP395.79	+30.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 CN¥3.57	$1.05 DOP62.97	+114.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 CN¥2.19	$0.77 DOP45.88	+154.9%
Average			+139.6%

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pay 60.1% more for groceries

	China	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 CN¥11.61	$1.90 DOP114.10	+19.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CN¥42.68	$3.22 DOP192.89	-45.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 CN¥50.05	$4.91 DOP294.35	-28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 CN¥11.65	$2.37 DOP141.96	+48.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 CN¥11.24	$2.89 DOP173.17	+87.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 CN¥5.56	$1.37 DOP82.31	+80.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 CN¥4.18	$0.35 DOP21.22	-38.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.77	$1.35 DOP81.00	+106.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 CN¥3.82	$0.79 DOP47.55	+51.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.34	$0.98 DOP58.99	+206.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.92	$1.09 DOP65.31	+172.1%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	China	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 CN¥32.43	$4.80 DOP287.75	+8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.47 CN¥163.94	$82.54 DOP4,947.32	+267.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,071.53 CN¥139,142.09	$28,062.96 DOP1,682,088.84	+47.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.97 CN¥29.00	$18.61 DOP1,115.51	+368.2%
Average			+172.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	China	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.70 CN¥85.32	$42.28 DOP2,534.13	+261.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.33 CN¥2,395.43	$732.50 DOP43,905.81	+123.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$205.78 CN¥1,501.33	$411.15 DOP24,644.28	+99.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.46 CN¥295.18	$66.16 DOP3,965.84	+63.5%
Average			+137.0%

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pay 43.8% less for childcare

	China	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$459.70 CN¥3,353.87	$361.79 DOP21,685.75	-21.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,318.08 CN¥133,645.05	$6,176.69 DOP370,229.54	-66.3%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	China	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 CN¥7.96	$2.48 DOP148.42	+127.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 CN¥22.38	$2.58 DOP154.60	-15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 CN¥23.59	$4.54 DOP272.10	+40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.41 CN¥302.11	$44.94 DOP2,693.54	+8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 CN¥43.23	$6.40 DOP383.42	+8.0%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 51.1% more for clothing

	China	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.23 CN¥351.84	$66.44 DOP3,982.59	+37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 CN¥231.07	$56.74 DOP3,401.28	+79.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.53 CN¥529.14	$103.17 DOP6,184.15	+42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.53 CN¥551.09	$109.66 DOP6,572.87	+45.2%
Average			+51.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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