Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 41.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 25.8% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP556.55
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP424.43
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.96
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.30
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.92
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.76
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP285.78
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP116.01
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP161.35
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.63
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.66
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.38
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.73
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.88
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.89
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP286.66
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,305.35
|
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,962,977.97
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,323.56
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 30.4% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,959.20
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,383.12
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,533.58
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,296.76
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay 71.1% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,853.07
|
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP463,333.54
|
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
|
pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP159.16
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.97
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP265.27
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,651.35
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP344.85
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,548.69
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,626.15
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,896.95
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,034.83
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
|
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