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China vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

China is 16.8% cheaper than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 50.5% less in China
Groceries: pay 16.7% less in China
Transportation: pay 41.6% less in China
Housing: pay 50.6% less in China
Childcare: pay 85.0% more in China
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% less in China
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in China

Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in China. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in China.

China vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.5% less for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 DOP504.33	$2.90 CN¥20.40	-64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 DOP453.89	$5.02 CN¥35.32	-30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP60.94	$0.47 CN¥3.34	-51.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 DOP39.34	$0.28 CN¥1.95	-56.0%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 16.7% less for groceries

	Santo Domingo	China
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP93.73	$1.63 CN¥11.46	+8.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 DOP229.00	$6.32 CN¥44.49	+72.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 DOP313.09	$6.70 CN¥47.21	+34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 DOP149.86	$1.56 CN¥11.00	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 DOP154.85	$1.52 CN¥10.73	-38.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DOP89.33	$0.74 CN¥5.23	-47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP24.09	$0.55 CN¥3.84	+41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DOP79.35	$0.62 CN¥4.39	-50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.71	$0.50 CN¥3.55	-38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP63.31	$0.30 CN¥2.12	-70.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP63.00	$0.39 CN¥2.78	-60.8%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 41.6% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	China
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 DOP294.11	$4.34 CN¥30.53	-7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.35 DOP2,214.65	$20.32 CN¥143.09	-42.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP1,855,923.89	$19,143.98 CN¥134,794.71	-35.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,291.08	$3.94 CN¥27.76	-80.9%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 50.6% less for housing

	Santo Domingo	China
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.89 DOP2,185.87	$11.18 CN¥78.70	-68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$642.68 DOP40,260.16	$304.90 CN¥2,146.80	-52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.05 DOP21,114.28	$195.65 CN¥1,377.56	-42.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.45 DOP4,287.81	$41.04 CN¥288.99	-40.0%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 85.0% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.42 DOP14,121.16	$390.25 CN¥2,747.78	+73.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,865.34 DOP492,721.61	$15,493.57 CN¥109,091.78	+97.0%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 DOP151.30	$1.04 CN¥7.33	-56.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 DOP147.71	$2.84 CN¥19.97	+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 DOP353.03	$3.36 CN¥23.65	-40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.17 DOP2,077.83	$41.13 CN¥289.59	+24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.25 DOP453.89	$5.98 CN¥42.13	-17.4%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	China
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.49 DOP3,663.94	$45.93 CN¥323.38	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.04 DOP3,009.15	$30.93 CN¥217.79	-35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.54 DOP5,483.93	$71.26 CN¥501.74	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.75 DOP7,564.07	$72.88 CN¥513.16	-39.6%
Average			-28.8%

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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: December 2025

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