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Punta Cana vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 2.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% less in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 21.6% less in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 14.7% more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 42.2% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% less in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in Punta Cana

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

Punta Cana vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta Cana instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 34.8% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$198.62	$8.05 DOP502.88	-25.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$161.38	$7.25 DOP452.59	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.68	$0.97 DOP60.76	-43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.86	$0.63 DOP39.22	-51.8%
Average			-34.8%

Mexico City vs. Punta Cana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.6% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.03	$1.50 DOP93.46	-43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$92.21	$3.66 DOP228.35	-27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$119.62	$5.00 DOP312.19	-23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.69	$2.39 DOP149.43	-8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.61	$2.47 DOP154.41	-35.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$25.05	$1.17 DOP72.92	-14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.63	$0.38 DOP24.02	-51.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.81	$1.27 DOP79.13	+30.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.58	$0.78 DOP48.75	-13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.54	$0.51 DOP31.68	-47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.19	$0.97 DOP60.35	-2.8%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.99	$4.68 DOP292.51	-8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$357.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	+47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.95	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+365.8%
Average			+135.0%

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pay 14.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$565.92	$32.44 DOP2,026.11	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	$813.68 DOP50,826.77	-24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	$645.22 DOP40,303.59	-4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$683.53	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	+83.2%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	$6,891.32 DOP430,465.95	-36.8%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$2.42 DOP150.86	-25.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.77	$2.36 DOP147.32	-38.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$79.45	$5.64 DOP352.02	+29.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	$62.37 DOP3,895.71	+6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$119.17	$4.83 DOP301.73	-25.8%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	$28.94 DOP1,807.46	-52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$879.56	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	-0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	$61.70 DOP3,854.33	-41.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	+8.9%
Average			-21.3%

Mexico City vs. Punta Cana - Cost of clothing

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