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Dominican Republic vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 16.3% cheaper than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.0% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 34.5% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 9.6% less in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 18.3% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 45.9% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Dominican Republic

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Dominican Republic are more expensive than in Japan. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Japan, you would:

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pay 1.0% more for restaurants

	Japan	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.60 ¥1,031	$6.57 DOP410.40	-0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ¥796	$7.06 DOP441.19	+38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 ¥166	$0.92 DOP57.76	-13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ¥119	$0.60 DOP37.61	-20.8%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 34.5% less for groceries

	Japan	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 ¥234	$1.44 DOP89.98	-4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 ¥791	$3.10 DOP193.39	-38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.67 ¥885	$4.52 DOP282.20	-20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ¥324	$1.74 DOP108.73	-16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 ¥457	$2.20 DOP137.15	-25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.14 ¥334	$1.17 DOP73.35	-45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ¥175	$0.37 DOP23.25	-66.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 ¥264	$1.09 DOP68.38	-35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 ¥333	$0.70 DOP43.90	-67.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ¥190	$0.67 DOP41.99	-44.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 ¥180	$0.96 DOP60.03	-16.7%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

	Japan	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 ¥686	$4.63 DOP289.40	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.14 ¥9,236	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	-47.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,599.51 ¥3,529,252	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	+22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.32 ¥3,955	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	-19.0%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 18.3% less for housing

	Japan	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.91 ¥5,296	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.18 ¥84,826	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	-8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.61 ¥55,222	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	-0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.72 ¥18,539	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-58.0%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 45.9% less for childcare

	Japan	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.89 ¥46,363	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-31.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,159.48 ¥2,055,050	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-60.2%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.60 ¥407	$2.40 DOP149.71	-8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 ¥473	$1.93 DOP120.59	-36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.89 ¥607	$4.53 DOP283.04	+16.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.54 ¥9,298	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-52.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.46 ¥1,946	$6.24 DOP389.50	-50.0%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Japan	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.79 ¥6,995	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	-0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.04 ¥5,003	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.37 ¥8,959	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	+32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.37 ¥13,644	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	+7.6%
Average			+19.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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