Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Punta Cana Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 1.4% more expensive than Punta Cana.

Restaurants: pay 42.6% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 30.4% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 9.0% less in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 76.2% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% less in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 79.3% more in Chisinau

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

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Chisinau vs. Punta Cana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.6% more for restaurants

	Punta Cana	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.14 DOP493.16	$11.22 MDL200.58	+37.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP427.18	$8.70 MDL155.45	+23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.22	$1.21 MDL21.60	+73.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP23.87	$0.89 MDL15.92	+126.1%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 30.4% less for groceries

	Punta Cana	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 DOP107.21	$0.71 MDL12.71	-59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP191.24	$4.89 MDL87.39	+54.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP273.00	$4.73 MDL84.61	+5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP89.46	$2.79 MDL49.81	+88.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP98.55	$2.36 MDL42.13	+45.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP80.41	$0.44 MDL7.83	-67.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 DOP38.95	$0.87 MDL15.60	+35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 DOP90.46	$0.94 MDL16.79	-37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 DOP60.31	$1.01 MDL17.97	+1.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 DOP97.16	$0.31 MDL5.58	-80.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP80.41	$0.25 MDL4.40	-81.5%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Punta Cana	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.25 DOP318.36	$6.44 MDL115.06	+22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.52 MDL241.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP905K	$29,507.41 MDL528K	+97.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.02 DOP1,758.97	$4.94 MDL88.26	-83.0%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 9.0% less for housing

	Punta Cana	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.69 DOP2,345.29	$10.59 MDL189.39	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$947.15 DOP57,416.84	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$435.34 MDL7,782.96
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.69 DOP4,406.51	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+155.7%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 76.2% more for childcare

	Punta Cana	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,046.13	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	+190.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP332K	$5,841.67 MDL104K	+6.8%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Punta Cana	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP150.77	$2.24 MDL40.12	-9.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP108.89	$2.16 MDL38.67	+20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP291.49	$3.42 MDL61.18	-28.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.13 DOP5,039.48	$41.67 MDL745.01	-49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP301.54	$8.41 MDL150.43	+69.2%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 79.3% more for clothing

	Punta Cana	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,608.20	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	+200.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,764.09	$47.07 MDL841.43	+3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.69 DOP3,618.45	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+91.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,020.50	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	+74.2%
Average			+79.3%

Punta Cana vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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