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Punta Cana vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 35.8% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 86.6% more in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 22.2% more in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 60.0% more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 69.3% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% more in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Punta Cana

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

Punta Cana vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$8.05 DOP502.88	+91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.72	$7.25 DOP452.59	+47.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.97 DOP60.76	+102.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.63 DOP39.22	+104.6%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 22.2% more for groceries

	Beijing	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.50 DOP93.46	-12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.84	$3.66 DOP228.35	-51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.99	$5.00 DOP312.19	-24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.57	$2.39 DOP149.43	+34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.47 DOP154.41	+61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.17 DOP72.92	+18.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.38 DOP24.02	-50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$1.27 DOP79.13	+58.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.78 DOP48.75	+29.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.47	$0.51 DOP31.68	+45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.97 DOP60.35	+134.2%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.80	$4.68 DOP292.51	+11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.19	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	+62.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.73	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+345.5%
Average			+139.8%

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pay 60.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.49	$32.44 DOP2,026.11	+150.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	$813.68 DOP50,826.77	-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	$645.22 DOP40,303.59	+27.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.81	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	+74.3%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 69.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-68.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	$6,891.32 DOP430,465.95	-70.4%
Average			-69.3%

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pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.94	$2.42 DOP150.86	+115.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.53	$2.36 DOP147.32	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$5.64 DOP352.02	+34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥409.21	$62.37 DOP3,895.71	+7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.52	$4.83 DOP301.73	-42.6%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.79	$28.94 DOP1,807.46	-53.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.35	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+32.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥578.34	$61.70 DOP3,854.33	-24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.66	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	+14.4%
Average			-7.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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