Osaka vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Osaka	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1254	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2922	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$641	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1929	$644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	44
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.2M

The cost of living in Osaka is 14% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4633rd and 5021st ($1254 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Osaka compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 17th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Santo Domingo

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	Osaka	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.18	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.37	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1237	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5334	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2060	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12931	$7126

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$894
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$908
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$786
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$844
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$786
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$640
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$820
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$803
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$748
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$618
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$858
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$814
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$577
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$792
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$814
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$849
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$1026
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1113
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1079
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$812
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$867
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$857
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$535
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$545
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1318
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1630
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1497
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1714
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$539