Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 10.7% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
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Santo Domingo
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP620.74
|
$4.17
CN¥30.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP400.48
|
$5.57
CN¥40.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.71
|
$0.50
CN¥3.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.42
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.46
|
$1.43
CN¥10.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP195.18
|
$7.31
CN¥53.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP297.85
|
$7.17
CN¥52.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.64
|
$1.74
CN¥12.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP175.22
|
$1.53
CN¥11.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP83.28
|
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
$0.71
CN¥5.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.96
|
$0.89
CN¥6.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP48.11
|
$0.58
CN¥4.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.68
|
$0.37
CN¥2.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP66.09
|
$0.47
CN¥3.44
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP291.16
|
$4.36
CN¥31.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP5,006.00
|
$33.40
CN¥243.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,040.77
|
$20,872.18
CN¥152,291.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,128.74
|
$4.59
CN¥33.50
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,564.19
|
$13.28
CN¥96.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,426.60
|
$929.88
CN¥6,784.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,936.59
|
$492.44
CN¥3,593.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.88
|
$42.04
CN¥306.74
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,942.98
|
$763.49
CN¥5,570.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP374,620.98
|
$22,913.01
CN¥167,182.52
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP150.18
|
$1.11
CN¥8.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP156.44
|
$3.60
CN¥26.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP275.33
|
$3.48
CN¥25.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,725.49
|
$65.46
CN¥477.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP387.97
|
$8.35
CN¥60.92
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.83
|
$62.65
CN¥457.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.63
|
$34.69
CN¥253.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,257.50
|
$83.45
CN¥608.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,650.83
|
$107.64
CN¥785.36
|
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