Cost of living comparison
Japan is 37.1% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Japan instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$372.61
|
$6.87
¥1,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
$5.20
¥821
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$65.47
|
$1.13
¥179
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$43.62
|
$0.90
¥143
|
|
pay 90.9% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
$1.58
¥251
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$236.14
|
$6.69
¥1,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$272.21
|
$5.53
¥874
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
$1.87
¥295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$144.34
|
$3.14
¥497
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$63.98
|
$2.55
¥403
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.17
|
$1.34
¥212
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.15
|
$2.07
¥327
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.02
|
$2.14
¥338
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.28
|
$1.37
¥217
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.31
|
$0.98
¥154
|
|
pay 12.5% more for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$286.06
|
$4.79
¥757
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
$77.51
¥12,254
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
$20,322.73
¥3,212,923
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
$26.34
¥4,164
|
|
pay 47.4% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
$36.05
¥5,699
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
$586.71
¥92,755
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
$401.57
¥63,486
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
$142.79
¥22,574
|
|
pay 74.5% more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
$343.45
¥54,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
$12,362.75
¥1,954,489
|
|
pay 49.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$168.27
|
$3.03
¥479
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$123.99
|
$3.16
¥500
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
$4.29
¥678
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
$61.62
¥9,743
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$364.01
|
$13.07
¥2,067
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
$43.55
¥6,885
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
$32.13
¥5,079
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
$59.61
¥9,425
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
$90.53
¥14,313
|
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