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Punta Cana vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 2.4 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 7.8% more in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 85.1% more in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% more in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 63.5% more in Punta Cana

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Punta Cana are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Punta Cana.

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Punta Cana vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 BDT300.31	$8.14 DOP493.08	+234.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 BDT600.63	$7.05 DOP427.11	+44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.75	$0.70 DOP42.21	+116.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.28	$0.39 DOP23.87	+139.4%
Average			+130.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Dhaka	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT76.25	$1.77 DOP107.20	+186.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 BDT539.40	$3.15 DOP191.21	-27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.12 BDT385.00	$4.50 DOP272.95	+44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 BDT147.59	$1.48 DOP89.44	+23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT183.24	$1.63 DOP98.54	+9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 BDT154.75	$1.33 DOP80.40	+5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.75	$0.64 DOP38.94	+56.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT132.00	$1.49 DOP90.45	+39.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT34.79	$0.99 DOP60.30	+252.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.19	$1.60 DOP97.15	+1292.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.99	$1.33 DOP80.40	+506.0%
Average			+105.4%

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pay 7.8% more for transportation

	Dhaka	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 BDT521.81	$5.25 DOP318.31	+24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.73 BDT2,802.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$14,922.51 DOP904K	-49.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.46 BDT550.58	$29.02 DOP1,758.69	+549.9%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,329.51	$38.69 DOP2,344.93	+258.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$152.72 BDT18,832.18	$947.15 DOP57,407.86	+520.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.69 BDT9,086.42	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.91 BDT4,304.37	$72.69 DOP4,405.82	+108.2%
Average			+351.1%

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pay 85.1% more for childcare

	Dhaka	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.60 BDT11,172.39	$149.23 DOP9,044.71	+64.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,631.62 BDT325K	$5,471.59 DOP332K	+107.9%
Average			+85.1%

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pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT600.63	$2.49 DOP150.75	-48.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 BDT293.12	$1.80 DOP108.87	-24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 BDT400.42	$4.81 DOP291.44	+48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.52 BDT2,036.74	$83.13 DOP5,038.69	+403.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT500.52	$4.97 DOP301.49	+22.5%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 63.5% more for clothing

	Dhaka	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,070.29	$26.53 DOP1,607.95	+58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.19 BDT2,613.32	$45.60 DOP2,763.66	+115.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.86 BDT6,271.26	$59.69 DOP3,617.88	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.02 BDT4,565.49	$66.32 DOP4,019.87	+79.1%
Average			+63.5%

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