Nagoya vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nagoya	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1202	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3492	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$512	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1302	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2282	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	44
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	2.33M	1.13M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 30% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4476th and 5898th ($1202 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 3rd in Japan and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Japan vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Nagoya compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 69th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Santo Domingo

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	Nagoya	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.2	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2452	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.1	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16142	$7607

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521