Santo Domingo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1020	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2466	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$456	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$584	$2574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	61	99
🏙️ Population	1.13M	14.3M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 40% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5424th and 3130th ($1020 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5754th and 4th 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	$7.95	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.19%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.61	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.18	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7804	$14795

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$853
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$844
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$708
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$778
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$539
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$749
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$750
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$676
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$502
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$686
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$781
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$720
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$525
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$730
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$713
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$822
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$857
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$948
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1150
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$724
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$736
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$721
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$541
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$552
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1320
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1574
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1472
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1650
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$544

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961