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Punta Cana vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 82.8% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 34.8% more in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 97.3% more in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 22.1% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 29.2% more in Punta Cana

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

Punta Cana vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,928	$8.05 DOP502.88	+325.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,835	$7.25 DOP452.59	+67.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,482	$0.97 DOP60.76	+105.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,482	$0.63 DOP39.22	+155.4%
Average			+163.4%

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pay 34.8% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,869	$1.50 DOP93.46	+65.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,610	$3.66 DOP228.35	-26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,035	$5.00 DOP312.19	-5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,735	$2.39 DOP149.43	+58.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,879	$2.47 DOP154.41	+55.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,835	$1.17 DOP72.92	-18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,394	$0.38 DOP24.02	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,421	$1.27 DOP79.13	+91.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,176	$0.78 DOP48.75	+56.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,647	$0.51 DOP31.68	+14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,154	$0.97 DOP60.35	+109.5%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 97.3% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,474	$4.68 DOP292.51	+46.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,710	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,785	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+267.6%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,668	$32.44 DOP2,026.11	+273.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	$813.68 DOP50,826.77	+133.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	$645.22 DOP40,303.59	+149.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	+21.7%
Average			+144.7%

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pay 22.1% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-2.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	$6,891.32 DOP430,465.95	-41.5%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,964	$2.42 DOP150.86	+155.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,244	$2.36 DOP147.32	+31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,949	$5.64 DOP352.02	+325.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,317	$62.37 DOP3,895.71	+123.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,855	$4.83 DOP301.73	+27.5%
Average			+132.5%

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pay 29.2% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	$28.94 DOP1,807.46	-30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,678	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+109.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	$61.70 DOP3,854.33	-28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	+66.8%
Average			+29.2%

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