Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Germany

Berlin vs. Punta Cana Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 80.9% more expensive than Punta Cana.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 42.9% more in Berlin
Transportation: pay 74.3% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 94.6% more in Berlin
Childcare: pay 67.5% more in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.4% more in Berlin
Clothing: pay 92.9% more in Berlin

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

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Berlin vs. Punta Cana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Punta Cana	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.14 DOP499.77	$16.80 €14.95	+106.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$13.44 €11.96	+90.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$3.44 €3.06	+393.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$3.10 €2.76	+687.4%
Average			+150.5%

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pay 42.9% more for groceries

	Punta Cana	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 DOP108.65	$2.40 €2.14	+35.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$8.59 €7.65	+172.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$4.72 €4.20	+4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$4.47 €3.98	+203.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$5.44 €4.84	+234.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$1.61 €1.43	+21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 DOP39.47	$0.90 €0.81	+40.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 DOP91.67	$1.52 €1.35	+2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 DOP61.12	$1.70 €1.51	+70.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 DOP98.46	$0.94 €0.84	-41.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$0.98 €0.87	-26.3%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 74.3% more for transportation

	Punta Cana	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.25 DOP322.62	$8.66 €7.71	+65.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$70.54 €62.79
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	+120.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	$30.29 €26.96	+4.4%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 94.6% more for housing

	Punta Cana	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	$48.20 €42.90	+24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	$1,478.95 €1,316.32	+56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,114.14 €991.62
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	$295.08 €262.63	+305.9%
Average			+94.6%

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pay 67.5% more for childcare

	Punta Cana	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$144.45 €128.56	-3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$15,853.22 €14,109.93	+189.7%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 67.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Punta Cana	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$5.43 €4.83	+118.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$4.34 €3.86	+141.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$10.53 €9.37	+118.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	$40.06 €35.65	-51.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$15.68 €13.95	+215.2%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 92.9% more for clothing

	Punta Cana	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$95.44 €84.95	+259.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$47.03 €41.86	+3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	$104.60 €93.09	+75.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$141.17 €125.65	+112.9%
Average			+92.9%

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