Santo Domingo vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$352	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$1450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	73
😀 Quality of life	58	87
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.96M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 23% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5898th and 4470th ($928 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 39th in the Dominican Republic and Japan, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santo Domingo compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 5536th and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Sapporo

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	Santo Domingo	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$10781

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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

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088