Dominican Republic vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$803
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1959
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$324
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$525
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.4
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$475
$1977
💸 GDP per capita
$10876
$32476
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
71
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
38
98
😀 Quality of life
42
89
🏙️ Population
11.4M
124M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($803) is 29% less expensive than in Japan ($1130). the Dominican Republic ranked 129th vs 76th for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in the Dominican Republic compared to 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 124th and 18th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs Japan

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 907 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Dominican Republic Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.52
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$756
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$446
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$92.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.33%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1545
$4931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$914
$2794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.46
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.62
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.35
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$12869

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In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$1020
1.13M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
1.34M
La Vega
$525
282K
San Cristobal
$853
233K
Puerto Plata
$724
338K
Higuey
$730
251K
San Pedro de Macoris
$778
217K
Punta Cana
$1150
139K
San Juan de la Maguana
$639
169K
Bonao
$539
158K
Bani
$708
146K
Boca Chica
$844
142K
La Romana
$676
139K
San Francisco de Macoris
$502
188K
Samana
$686
108K
Azua
$749
91.3K
Sabaneta
$721
98.5K
Barahona
$713
83.6K
Cotui
$648
79.6K
Jarabacoa
$720
58.8K
Mao
$736
76.9K
Nagua
$781
76.9K
Sosua
$948
69.9K
El Seibo
$750
66.9K
Cabarete
$857
4.09K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K