Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 46.7% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 52.6% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 25.1% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 75.7% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.2% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 22.3% less in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Tokyo are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Tokyo. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 15.8% less for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$7.59 ¥1,200	-23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$5.06 ¥800	-32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$1.64 ¥259	+57.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$0.89 ¥140	+55.4%
Average			-15.8%

Santo Domingo vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.6% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$1.71 ¥270	+12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$5.29 ¥836	+46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$5.75 ¥909	+10.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$2.26 ¥358	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$3.08 ¥487	+21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$2.15 ¥340	+48.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$1.07 ¥170	+192.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$1.96 ¥309	+58.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$2.39 ¥377	+187.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$1.53 ¥241	+67.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$1.46 ¥231	+46.1%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 25.1% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$4.08 ¥645	-24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	$63.27 ¥9,997	+246.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$28.47 ¥4,499	+34.1%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 75.7% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$30.33 ¥4,793	-16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$692.48 ¥109K	+97.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$113.45 ¥17,926	+60.0%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+431.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+146.7%
Average			+262.2%

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pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$3.80 ¥600	+52.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$3.56 ¥563	+56.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$3.92 ¥620	-26.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$66.31 ¥10,478	+123.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$12.65 ¥1,999	+69.6%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 22.3% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$55.50 ¥8,770	+21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$32.95 ¥5,207	-29.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$65.04 ¥10,278	-25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$70.74 ¥11,178	-43.1%
Average			-22.3%

Santo Domingo vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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