Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 12.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Japan, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,070
|
$6.34
DOP368.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥809
|
$7.81
DOP454.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥177
|
$1.11
DOP64.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.74
DOP43.15
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Japan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥247
|
$1.69
DOP98.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,042
|
$4.02
DOP233.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥861
|
$4.63
DOP269.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥291
|
$1.76
DOP102.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥489
|
$2.46
DOP142.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥397
|
$1.09
DOP63.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥209
|
$0.39
DOP22.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥322
|
$1.02
DOP59.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥334
|
$0.63
DOP36.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥214
|
$0.52
DOP29.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥152
|
$0.94
DOP54.72
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Japan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥746
|
$4.87
DOP282.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,074
|
$46.42
DOP2,698.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,165,774
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,619,821.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,103
|
$23.60
DOP1,372.25
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
Japan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,615
|
$48.94
DOP2,844.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,394
|
$578.74
DOP33,645.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,554
|
$346.71
DOP20,156.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,243
|
$47.82
DOP2,780.08
|
|
pay 36.9% less for childcare
Japan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,501
|
$282.63
DOP16,431.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,925,807
|
$5,435.46
DOP315,995.62
|
|
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥472
|
$2.86
DOP166.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥493
|
$2.11
DOP122.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥668
|
$4.82
DOP280.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,600
|
$32.32
DOP1,879.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,036
|
$6.19
DOP360.10
|
|
pay 20.7% more for clothing
Japan
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,784
|
$46.16
DOP2,683.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,004
|
$47.40
DOP2,755.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,286
|
$80.59
DOP4,685.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,103
|
$85.04
DOP4,943.61
|
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