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Punta Cana vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 10.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% more in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 18.9% more in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 53.1% more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 55.7% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% less in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 8.3% less in Punta Cana

The cost of restaurants, housing, and transportation in Punta Cana are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Punta Cana.

Punta Cana vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta Cana instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 72.0% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$8.05 DOP502.88	+159.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$7.25 DOP452.59	+16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$0.97 DOP60.76	+22.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$0.63 DOP39.22	+88.4%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$1.50 DOP93.46	+3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$3.66 DOP228.35	-57.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$5.00 DOP312.19	-30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$2.39 DOP149.43	+4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$2.47 DOP154.41	+79.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$1.17 DOP72.92	-26.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.38 DOP24.02	-52.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$1.27 DOP79.13	+23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$0.78 DOP48.75	-8.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$0.51 DOP31.68	-29.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$0.97 DOP60.35	+48.8%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 18.9% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$4.68 DOP292.51	-0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	-20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+77.3%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 53.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$32.44 DOP2,026.11	+91.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$813.68 DOP50,826.77	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$645.22 DOP40,303.59	+100.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	-0.3%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 55.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-63.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$6,891.32 DOP430,465.95	-48.4%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$2.42 DOP150.86	-13.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$2.36 DOP147.32	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$5.64 DOP352.02	+28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$62.37 DOP3,895.71	+22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$4.83 DOP301.73	-40.1%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 8.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$28.94 DOP1,807.46	-50.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$61.70 DOP3,854.33	-40.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	+32.0%
Average			-8.3%

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