Santo Domingo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$352	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$2474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	58	99
🏙️ Population	1.13M	14.3M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 42% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5898th and 3019th ($928 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5536th 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	$8.6	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$15235

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101