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Santo Domingo vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 18.7% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 0.8% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 34.4% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 11.6% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 31.8% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 52.3% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.0% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 23.7% more in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.8% more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,281	$8.05 DOP494.57	+0.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥801	$7.25 DOP445.11	+44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥186	$0.97 DOP59.76	-16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥135	$0.63 DOP38.58	-25.4%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 34.4% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥248	$1.50 DOP91.92	-3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,152	$3.66 DOP224.57	-49.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥913	$5.00 DOP307.03	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥372	$2.39 DOP146.96	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥562	$2.47 DOP151.86	-29.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥380	$1.43 DOP87.60	-40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥188	$0.38 DOP23.62	-67.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥396	$1.27 DOP77.82	-48.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥422	$0.83 DOP50.71	-68.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥228	$1.01 DOP62.08	-29.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥237	$1.01 DOP61.78	-32.1%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 11.6% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥719	$4.69 DOP288.42	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,742	$35.35 DOP2,171.80	-51.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥4M	$29,626.22 DOP2M	+32.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,804	$20.61 DOP1,266.10	-31.5%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 31.8% less for housing

	Tokyo	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,342	$34.89 DOP2,143.57	+4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥171K	$642.68 DOP39,481.16	-40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥103K	$337.05 DOP20,705.73	-47.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥19,515	$68.45 DOP4,204.84	-44.0%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 52.3% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥83,017	$225.42 DOP13,847.93	-56.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2M	$7,865.34 DOP483K	-48.0%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥640	$2.42 DOP148.37	-39.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥548	$2.36 DOP144.86	-31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥640	$5.64 DOP346.20	+40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥10,893	$33.17 DOP2,037.62	-51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥2,028	$7.25 DOP445.11	-42.9%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 23.7% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥9,080	$58.49 DOP3,593.04	+2.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,467	$48.04 DOP2,950.93	+18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥10,012	$87.54 DOP5,377.82	+39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,436	$120.75 DOP7,417.71	+33.6%
Average			+23.7%

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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: March 2026

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