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Punta Cana vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 15.6% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% more in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 16.4% more in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 45.6% more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 0.6% more in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% more in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Punta Cana

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

Punta Cana vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.6% more for restaurants

	Lima	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.38	$8.05 DOP502.88	+87.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN23.96	$7.25 DOP452.59	+1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.37	$0.97 DOP60.76	-3.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.63 DOP39.22	-3.8%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 16.4% more for groceries

	Lima	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.95	$1.50 DOP93.46	-43.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.16	$3.66 DOP228.35	-19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.32	$5.00 DOP312.19	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.94	$2.39 DOP149.43	-19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.84	$2.47 DOP154.41	-6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.17 DOP72.92	+15.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.70	$0.38 DOP24.02	-24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.93	$1.27 DOP79.13	+119.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.78 DOP48.75	+38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.51 DOP31.68	+9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.97 DOP60.35	+122.6%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	Lima	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.44	$4.68 DOP292.51	-9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.67	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,088.33	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	+48.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.84	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	-5.0%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 45.6% more for housing

	Lima	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.85	$32.44 DOP2,026.11	+29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,219.71	$813.68 DOP50,826.77	+23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,255.92	$645.22 DOP40,303.59	+72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.09	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	+57.2%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 0.6% more for childcare

	Lima	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN645.08	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	+17.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,570.11	$6,891.32 DOP430,465.95	-16.1%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.67	$2.42 DOP150.86	+5.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.77	$2.36 DOP147.32	-9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.17	$5.64 DOP352.02	-1.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.46	$62.37 DOP3,895.71	+100.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN23.96	$4.83 DOP301.73	-32.3%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	Lima	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.39	$28.94 DOP1,807.46	-43.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN119.93	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+34.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN281.88	$61.70 DOP3,854.33	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN280.90	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	+44.3%
Average			+2.2%

Lima vs. Punta Cana - Cost of clothing

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