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Santo Domingo vs. Punta Cana Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 16.8% more expensive than Punta Cana.

Groceries: pay 32.9% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 0.3% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 20.4% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 14.1% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 72.0% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of clothing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Punta Cana.

Santo Domingo vs. Punta Cana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Punta Cana, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Punta Cana	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 DOP514.03	$8.05 DOP514.03
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 DOP462.63	$7.25 DOP462.63
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP62.11	$0.97 DOP62.11
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 DOP40.09	$0.63 DOP40.09

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pay 32.9% more for groceries

	Punta Cana	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP95.54	$1.50 DOP95.54
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 DOP233.41	$3.66 DOP233.41
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 DOP319.11	$5.00 DOP319.11
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 DOP152.75	$2.39 DOP152.75
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 DOP157.83	$2.47 DOP157.83
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP74.53	$1.43 DOP91.05	+22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP24.55	$0.38 DOP24.55
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DOP80.88	$1.27 DOP80.88
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 DOP49.83	$0.83 DOP52.70	+5.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 DOP32.38	$1.01 DOP64.53	+99.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP61.68	$1.01 DOP64.21	+4.1%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 0.3% more for transportation

	Punta Cana	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 DOP298.99	$4.69 DOP299.77	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.35 DOP2,257.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP1,891,634.45	$29,626.22 DOP1,891,634.45
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,315.92	$20.61 DOP1,315.92
Average			+0.3%

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pay 20.4% less for housing

	Punta Cana	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.44 DOP2,071.03	$34.89 DOP2,227.93	+7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$813.68 DOP51,953.74	$642.68 DOP41,034.83	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$645.22 DOP41,197.24	$337.05 DOP21,520.55	-47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.45 DOP4,370.31	$68.45 DOP4,370.31
Average			-20.4%

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pay 14.1% more for childcare

	Punta Cana	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.42 DOP14,392.87	$225.42 DOP14,392.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,891.32 DOP440,010.62	$7,865.34 DOP502,202.26	+14.1%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Punta Cana	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 DOP154.21	$2.42 DOP154.21
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 DOP150.58	$2.36 DOP150.56
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 DOP359.82	$5.64 DOP359.82
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.37 DOP3,982.09	$33.17 DOP2,117.81	-46.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.83 DOP308.42	$7.25 DOP462.63	+50.0%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 72.0% more for clothing

	Punta Cana	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.94 DOP1,847.53	$58.49 DOP3,734.44	+102.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.04 DOP3,067.05	$48.04 DOP3,067.05
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.70 DOP3,939.79	$87.54 DOP5,589.45	+41.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.75 DOP7,709.61	$120.75 DOP7,709.61
Average			+72.0%

Punta Cana vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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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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