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Punta Cana vs. Fethiye Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 7.7% cheaper than Fethiye.

Restaurants: pay 38.0% less in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 30.8% more in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 34.2% less in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 29.3% more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 54.8% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% less in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 54.3% less in Punta Cana

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

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Punta Cana vs. Fethiye Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.0% less for restaurants

	Fethiye	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.42 TRY515.74	$8.14 DOP499.77	-21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.16 TRY503.16	$7.05 DOP432.90	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 TRY111.01	$0.70 DOP42.78	-68.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 TRY65.75	$0.39 DOP24.19	-70.3%
Average			-38.0%

Fethiye vs. Punta Cana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.8% more for groceries

	Fethiye	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 TRY80.94	$1.77 DOP108.65	+8.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.81 TRY337.07	$3.15 DOP193.81	-53.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.93 TRY194.66	$4.50 DOP276.65	+14.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TRY112.71	$1.48 DOP90.65	-35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 TRY130.93	$1.63 DOP99.87	-38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 TRY35.09	$1.33 DOP81.49	+87.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 TRY53.35	$0.64 DOP39.47	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 TRY31.38	$1.49 DOP91.67	+135.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 TRY27.81	$0.99 DOP61.12	+77.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY18.26	$1.60 DOP98.46	+334.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 TRY15.85	$1.33 DOP81.49	+314.4%
Average			+30.8%

Fethiye vs. Punta Cana - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.2% less for transportation

	Fethiye	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 TRY284.59	$5.25 DOP322.62	-8.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,793.91 TRY2M	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-70.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.21 TRY654.11	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	+119.6%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 29.3% more for housing

	Fethiye	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.37 TRY1,157.27	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	+65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.23 TRY36,701.11	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	+27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$537.46 TRY26,611.59	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.06 TRY2,924.25	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	+23.1%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 54.8% less for childcare

	Fethiye	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.10 TRY25,158.02	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	-70.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,879.32 TRY390K	$5,471.59 DOP336K	-30.6%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Fethiye	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.06 TRY201.26	$2.49 DOP152.79	-38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 TRY175.27	$1.80 DOP110.35	-49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 TRY135.85	$4.81 DOP295.39	+75.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.02 TRY3,169.91	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	+29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$4.97 DOP305.58	-38.8%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 54.3% less for clothing

	Fethiye	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.62 TRY5,031.60	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-73.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.30 TRY2,886.88	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.25 TRY7,687.17	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	-61.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.12 TRY5,898.16	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	-44.3%
Average			-54.3%

Fethiye vs. Punta Cana - Cost of clothing

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