Santo Domingo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Santo Domingo	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1083	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$4139
🏠 One person rent	$495	$825
🏘️ Family rent	$857	$1461
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$441
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$600	$2676
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	62	96
🏙️ Population	2.2M	14.3M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 36% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5110th and 3249th ($1083 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 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 5729th and 8th 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	$9.11	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.4	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1207	$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.7	$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1627	$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.23	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.77	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6928	$16728

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$899
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$744
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$810
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$714
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$580
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$785
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$768
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$551
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$678
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$820
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$753
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$553
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$734
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$769
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$777
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$930
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1006
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1114
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$791
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$797
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$785
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$549
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1313
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1209
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1457
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1590
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1473
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1663
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1628
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1610
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$550

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1176
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$993
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1160
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$979
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1072
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1116
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1011
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1097
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1073
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1115
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1048
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1070
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1073
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1005