Santo Domingo vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1020	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2466	$3311
🏠 One person rent	$456	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$997
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$584	$2542
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	43	96
😀 Quality of life	61	97
🏙️ Population	1.13M	3.76M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 24% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 5424th and 4404th ($1020 vs $1336) 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 1.9 months in Yokohama. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 5754th and 15th 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	$7.95	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.19%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$6388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.61	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.18	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$42.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7804	$18032

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$853
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$844
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$708
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$778
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$539
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$749
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$750
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$676
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$502
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$686
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$781
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$720
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$525
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$730
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$713
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$822
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$857
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$948
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1150
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$724
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$736
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$721
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$541
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$552
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1320
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1574
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1472
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1650
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$544

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1071
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1051
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1017
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1054
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$959
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$958
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$935
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$968
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1067
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1113
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1058
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1040
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1698
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$971
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1088
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$971
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1029
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1085
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1068
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1073