Santo Domingo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Santo Domingo	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$4005
🏠 One person rent	$448	$760
🏘️ Family rent	$955	$1537
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$489	$2885
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	58	100
🏙️ Population	1.13M	14M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 32% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4974th and 3238th ($1051 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Dominican Republic and Japan, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Santo Domingo compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5711th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Tokyo

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	Santo Domingo	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.71	$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$655	$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1409	$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.18%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1991	$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1387	$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.12	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$413	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6562	$15051

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$764
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$671
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$692
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$717
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$653
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$536
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$775
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$745
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$541
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$782
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$787
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$728
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$590
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$805
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$712
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$779
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$809
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$958
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1009
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$721
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$714
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$501
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$514
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1300
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1168
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1236
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1137
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1273
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1522
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1447
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$504

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1117
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1115
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1053
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1067
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1062
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1091
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$985
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1143
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1049
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1031
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1063