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Punta Cana vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 12.7% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% less in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 24.2% more in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 58.2% more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 58.8% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% more in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 33.5% less in Punta Cana

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

Punta Cana vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.5% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB927.45	$8.05 DOP502.88	-32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB463.73	$7.25 DOP452.59	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB107.44	$0.97 DOP60.76	-29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB47.53	$0.63 DOP39.22	+2.7%
Average			-9.5%

Moscow vs. Punta Cana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB65.76	$1.50 DOP93.46	+76.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB487.29	$3.66 DOP228.35	-41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB359.07	$5.00 DOP312.19	+8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB130.76	$2.39 DOP149.43	+42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB191.42	$2.47 DOP154.41	+0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.89	$1.17 DOP72.92	+44.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB67.62	$0.38 DOP24.02	-55.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB70.09	$1.27 DOP79.13	+40.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB127.43	$0.78 DOP48.75	-52.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.17	$0.51 DOP31.68	+18.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.31	$0.97 DOP60.35	+185.3%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB220.59	$4.68 DOP292.51	+65.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	-19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB445.18	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+259.8%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 58.2% more for housing

	Moscow	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB607.45	$32.44 DOP2,026.11	+315.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	$813.68 DOP50,826.77	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	$645.22 DOP40,303.59	-9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	-38.1%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 58.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-65.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	$6,891.32 DOP430,465.95	-51.8%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB324.61	$2.42 DOP150.86	-42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB245.32	$2.36 DOP147.32	-25.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB231.86	$5.64 DOP352.02	+88.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	$62.37 DOP3,895.71	+39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB510.10	$4.83 DOP301.73	-26.4%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 33.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	$28.94 DOP1,807.46	-62.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	$61.70 DOP3,854.33	-49.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	-23.0%
Average			-33.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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