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
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
$565.11
|
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
$430.96
|
$5.25
CN¥37.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$44.63
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$28.73
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
$130.90
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
$208.93
|
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
$290.18
|
$7.41
CN¥53.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
$117.79
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
$163.83
|
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
$78.82
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$16.91
|
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
$73.50
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.30
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
$40.50
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
$63.85
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
$291.07
|
$4.64
CN¥33.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
$5,386.95
|
$21.41
CN¥154.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
$1,993,172.07
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,758.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
$1,343.92
|
$4.14
CN¥29.98
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
$3,004.72
|
$14.28
CN¥103.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
$54,204.25
|
$401.04
CN¥2,902.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
$27,957.10
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
$4,362.85
|
$39.51
CN¥285.95
|
|
pay 53.8% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
$28,281.50
|
$456.56
CN¥3,303.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
$470,460.43
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,432.37
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
$161.61
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
$134.00
|
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
$269.35
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
$2,692.13
|
$42.27
CN¥305.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
$350.15
|
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
$3,603.27
|
$51.26
CN¥370.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
$2,666.54
|
$33.18
CN¥240.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
$7,003.04
|
$80.69
CN¥583.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
$6,127.66
|
$76.44
CN¥553.15
|
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