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Malta

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Dominican Republic

Punta Cana vs. Gzira Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 33.9% cheaper than Gzira.

Restaurants: pay 61.9% less in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 25.5% less in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 20.3% less in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 28.4% less in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 51.1% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.6% less in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 39.2% less in Punta Cana

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Punta Cana.

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Punta Cana vs. Gzira Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.9% less for restaurants

	Gzira	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$8.14 DOP499.77	-63.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$7.05 DOP432.90	-47.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 €2.12	$0.70 DOP42.78	-70.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.96 €1.74	$0.39 DOP24.19	-79.9%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 25.5% less for groceries

	Gzira	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.28	$1.77 DOP108.65	+23.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 €4.61	$3.15 DOP193.81	-39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.35 €4.76	$4.50 DOP276.65	-15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 €3.88	$1.48 DOP90.65	-66.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.91 €4.37	$1.63 DOP99.87	-66.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 €1.27	$1.33 DOP81.49	-6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$0.64 DOP39.47	-48.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$1.49 DOP91.67	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 €1.47	$0.99 DOP61.12	-39.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$1.60 DOP98.46	+86.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$1.33 DOP81.49	+4.5%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 20.3% less for transportation

	Gzira	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.06	$5.25 DOP322.62	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-46.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.25 €16.24	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	+59.0%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 28.4% less for housing

	Gzira	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.39 €26.16	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	+31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,399.67 €1,245.76	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	-32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,157.06 €1,029.83	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.03 €95.26	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	-32.1%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 51.1% less for childcare

	Gzira	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$277.72 €247.18	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	-46.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,317.09 €10,962.65	$5,471.59 DOP336K	-55.6%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Gzira	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$2.49 DOP152.79	-44.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 €2.79	$1.80 DOP110.35	-42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.58	$4.81 DOP295.39	-23.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.90 €72.00	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	+2.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.37 €10.12	$4.97 DOP305.58	-56.2%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 39.2% less for clothing

	Gzira	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.44 €51.13	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-53.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.12 €48.17	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	-15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.97 €99.66	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	-46.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.78 €89.69	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	-34.2%
Average			-39.2%

Gzira vs. Punta Cana - Cost of clothing

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