Cost of living comparison
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Punta Cana vs. Chicago Cost of Living Summary
Punta Cana is 45.0% cheaper than Chicago.
Punta Cana vs. Chicago Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Punta Cana instead of Chicago, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
|
Chicago
|
Punta Cana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.50
|
$8.05
DOP472.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.25
DOP424.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
|
$0.97
DOP57.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
|
$0.63
DOP36.83
|
|
Chicago vs. Punta Cana - Cost of restaurants
pay 44.0% less for groceries
|
Chicago
|
Punta Cana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.01
|
$1.50
DOP87.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
|
$3.66
DOP214.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
|
$5.00
DOP293.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.02
|
$2.39
DOP140.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.55
|
$2.47
DOP144.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.17
DOP68.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.38
DOP22.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$1.27
DOP74.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.78
DOP45.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.51
DOP29.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.97
DOP56.67
|
|
Chicago vs. Punta Cana - Cost of groceries
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Chicago
|
Punta Cana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
|
$4.68
DOP274.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,691.85
|
$29,626.22
DOP2M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.43
|
$20.61
DOP1,208.87
|
|
Chicago vs. Punta Cana - Cost of transportation
pay 57.6% less for housing
|
Chicago
|
Punta Cana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.83
|
$32.44
DOP1,902.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,418.00
|
$813.68
DOP47,727.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,692.50
|
$645.22
DOP37,845.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.41
|
$68.45
DOP4,014.80
|
|
Chicago vs. Punta Cana - Cost of housing
pay 85.7% less for childcare
|
Chicago
|
Punta Cana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,050.00
|
$225.42
DOP13,222.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$39,114.29
|
$6,891.32
DOP404K
|
|
Chicago vs. Punta Cana - Cost of childcare
pay 55.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chicago
|
Punta Cana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.42
DOP141.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.53
|
$2.36
DOP138.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.00
|
$5.64
DOP330.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.80
|
$62.37
DOP3,658.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$4.83
DOP283.33
|
|
Chicago vs. Punta Cana - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 28.4% less for clothing
|
Chicago
|
Punta Cana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.24
|
$28.94
DOP1,697.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.62
|
$48.04
DOP2,817.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.48
|
$61.70
DOP3,619.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.50
|
$120.75
DOP7,082.45
|
|
Chicago vs. Punta Cana - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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