Santo Domingo vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Santo Domingo	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1083	$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$3307
🏠 One person rent	$495	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$857	$1036
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$600	$2765
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	44	96
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	2.2M	3.76M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 19% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 5110th and 4482nd ($1083 vs $1343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 2.1 months in Yokohama. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 5729th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Yokohama

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	Santo Domingo	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.11	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.4	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1207	$1347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1627	$6364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$3332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.23	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.77	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$43.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6928	$16118

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1127
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1104
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1034
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1100
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$957
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1138
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$980
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$909
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$982
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1116
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1160
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1104
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1125
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1119
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1073
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$992
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1176
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1698
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$981
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1137
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1116
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1096
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1155
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1035
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1144
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1097
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1130