Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Portugal

Lisbon vs. Punta Cana Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 56.8% more expensive than Punta Cana.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Lisbon
Groceries: pay 8.9% more in Lisbon
Transportation: pay 54.3% more in Lisbon
Housing: pay 60.3% more in Lisbon
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% more in Lisbon
Clothing: pay 86.0% more in Lisbon

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

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Lisbon vs. Punta Cana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Punta Cana	Lisbon
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	$11.20 €9.97	+58.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$2.30 €2.05	+231.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$1.70 €1.51	+331.8%
Average			+112.6%

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	Punta Cana	Lisbon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 DOP108.65	$1.87 €1.67	+6.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$6.43 €5.72	+103.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$4.34 €3.87	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$3.94 €3.51	+167.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$3.60 €3.21	+121.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$1.01 €0.90	-24.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 DOP39.47	$0.78 €0.69	+20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 DOP91.67	$0.83 €0.74	-44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 DOP61.12	$1.14 €1.01	+14.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 DOP98.46	$0.82 €0.73	-48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$0.91 €0.81	-31.0%
Average			+8.9%

Punta Cana vs. Lisbon - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.3% more for transportation

	Punta Cana	Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.25 DOP322.62	$8.43 €7.50	+60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$44.79 €39.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+125.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	$12.52 €11.14	-56.9%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 60.3% more for housing

	Punta Cana	Lisbon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	$32.72 €29.12	-15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	+68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,189.97 €1,059.12
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	$126.43 €112.53	+73.9%
Average			+60.3%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Punta Cana	Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$678.84 €604.19	+354.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	+209.5%
Average			+275.2%

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pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Punta Cana	Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$3.36 €2.99	+35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$3.03 €2.69	+68.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$6.72 €5.98	+39.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	$46.25 €41.16	-44.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$9.66 €8.60	+94.2%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 86.0% more for clothing

	Punta Cana	Lisbon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$102.78 €91.47	+287.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$45.72 €40.69	+0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	$99.13 €88.23	+66.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$123.02 €109.49	+85.5%
Average			+86.0%

Punta Cana vs. Lisbon - Cost of clothing

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