Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Punta Cana Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 35.8% more expensive than Punta Cana.

Restaurants: pay 2.0% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 43.7% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 3.1% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 33.9% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.0% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 15.1% more in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation in Tokyo are more expensive than in Punta Cana. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Punta Cana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Punta Cana, you would:

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pay 2.0% more for restaurants

	Punta Cana	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.14 DOP499.77	$7.59 ¥1,200	-6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$5.06 ¥800	-28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$1.64 ¥259	+135.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$0.89 ¥140	+124.9%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 43.7% more for groceries

	Punta Cana	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 DOP108.65	$1.71 ¥270	-3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$5.29 ¥836	+67.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$5.75 ¥909	+27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$2.26 ¥358	+53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$3.08 ¥487	+89.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$2.15 ¥340	+62.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 DOP39.47	$1.07 ¥170	+67.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 DOP91.67	$1.96 ¥309	+31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 DOP61.12	$2.39 ¥377	+140.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 DOP98.46	$1.53 ¥241	-4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$1.46 ¥231	+10.1%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 3.1% more for transportation

	Punta Cana	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.25 DOP322.62	$4.08 ¥645	-22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$63.27 ¥9,997
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$21,725.38 ¥3M	+45.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	$28.47 ¥4,499	-1.9%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 33.9% more for housing

	Punta Cana	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	$30.33 ¥4,793	-21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$692.48 ¥109K
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	$113.45 ¥17,926	+56.1%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Punta Cana	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+798.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+233.6%
Average			+447.6%

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pay 46.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Punta Cana	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$3.80 ¥600	+52.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$3.56 ¥563	+98.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$3.92 ¥620	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	$66.31 ¥10,478	-20.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$12.65 ¥1,999	+154.4%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

	Punta Cana	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$55.50 ¥8,770	+109.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$32.95 ¥5,207	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	$65.04 ¥10,278	+9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$70.74 ¥11,178	+6.7%
Average			+15.1%

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