Santo Domingo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santo Domingo	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2757	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$446	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$985	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$527	$2601
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	57	99
🏙️ Population	1.13M	14.3M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 36% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5318th and 3085th ($1046 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5688th and 3rd 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	$10.1	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.91	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1316	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.12%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1352	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6229	$15495

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$831
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$838
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$709
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$731
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$660
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$542
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$791
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$748
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$685
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$527
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$718
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$809
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$758
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$573
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$769
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$728
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$794
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$790
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$964
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1023
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$766
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$740
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$727
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$524
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1114
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1425
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1523
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$527

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033