Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Japan

Chiba vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 29.4% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% less in Chiba
Groceries: pay 48.7% more in Chiba
Transportation: pay 4.8% more in Chiba
Housing: pay 29.5% more in Chiba
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.2% more in Chiba
Clothing: pay 19.5% more in Chiba

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

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Chiba vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiba instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 14.5% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.29 DOP509.30	$6.33 ¥1,000	-23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$4.74 ¥750	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$1.01 ¥160	+45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$0.76 ¥120	+92.8%
Average			-14.5%

Santiago vs. Chiba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.7% more for groceries

	Santiago	Chiba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$1.70 ¥268	+12.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$5.18 ¥819	+64.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$5.37 ¥849	+19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$1.41 ¥223	-4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$2.75 ¥435	+69.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$2.58 ¥408	+78.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$1.26 ¥198	+242.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$1.31 ¥206	+5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$1.89 ¥299	+127.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$1.17 ¥185	+28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$1.18 ¥187	+18.3%
Average			+48.7%

Santiago vs. Chiba - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.8% more for transportation

	Santiago	Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.35 DOP328.96	$4.11 ¥649	-23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$21,434.36 ¥3M	+43.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	$24.67 ¥3,899	+21.0%
Average			+4.8%

Santiago vs. Chiba - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.5% more for housing

	Santiago	Chiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$15.82 ¥2,499	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	$861.99 ¥136K	+27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	$485.25 ¥76,676	+78.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$58.37 ¥9,223	-17.7%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Santiago	Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$632.30 ¥99,913	+323.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$9,869.42 ¥2M	+80.4%
Average			+176.5%

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pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$1.90 ¥300	-23.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$3.16 ¥500	+76.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$3.80 ¥600	-21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	$53.78 ¥8,497	+116.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$10.44 ¥1,649	+109.9%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 19.5% more for clothing

	Santiago	Chiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$50.61 ¥7,998	+90.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$36.90 ¥5,832	-19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	$61.47 ¥9,714	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$88.57 ¥13,996	+33.5%
Average			+19.5%

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