Santo Domingo vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Santo Domingo	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1083	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$495	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$857	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$600	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	75
😀 Quality of life	62	75
🏙️ Population	2.2M	1.96M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 3% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5110th and 4988th ($1083 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 5729th and 1640th 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	$9.11	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.4	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1207	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.7	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1627	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.23	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.77	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6928	$10501

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$899
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$744
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$810
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$714
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$580
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$785
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$768
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$551
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$678
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$820
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$753
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$553
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$734
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$769
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$777
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$930
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1006
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1114
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$791
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$797
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$785
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$549
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1313
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1209
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1457
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1590
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1473
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1663
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1628
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1610
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$550

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070