Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Albania

Sarande vs. Punta Cana Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 20.0% more expensive than Punta Cana.

Restaurants: pay 59.7% more in Sarande
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 74.4% more in Sarande
Housing: pay 11.4% less in Sarande
Childcare: pay 71.0% more in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.3% more in Sarande
Clothing: pay 76.8% more in Sarande

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

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Sarande vs. Punta Cana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.7% more for restaurants

	Punta Cana	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.14 DOP499.77	$9.77 ALL794	+20.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$10.99 ALL893	+56.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$2.38 ALL193	+242.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$1.15 ALL93	+190.8%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	Punta Cana	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 DOP108.65	$1.18 ALL96	-33.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$6.45 ALL524	+104.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$8.47 ALL688	+88.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$3.77 ALL306	+155.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$4.12 ALL335	+153.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$0.89 ALL72	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 DOP39.47	$1.12 ALL91	+74.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 DOP91.67	$0.92 ALL75	-38.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 DOP61.12	$0.84 ALL68	-15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 DOP98.46	$0.47 ALL38	-70.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$0.58 ALL47	-56.4%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 74.4% more for transportation

	Punta Cana	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.25 DOP322.62	$8.32 ALL676	+58.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.39 ALL1,819
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+125.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	$32.98 ALL2,678	+13.7%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 11.4% less for housing

	Punta Cana	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	$19.91 ALL1,617	-48.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	$848.28 ALL68,894	-10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$380.02 ALL30,864
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	$74.95 ALL6,088	+3.1%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 71.0% more for childcare

	Punta Cana	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$299.78 ALL24,347	+100.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$7,964.27 ALL647K	+45.6%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Punta Cana	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$3.54 ALL288	+42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$2.19 ALL178	+21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$4.76 ALL387	-0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	$88.90 ALL7,220	+6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$9.77 ALL794	+96.4%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 76.8% more for clothing

	Punta Cana	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$69.87 ALL5,675	+163.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$47.44 ALL3,853	+4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	$122.26 ALL9,930	+104.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$115.33 ALL9,367	+73.9%
Average			+76.8%

Punta Cana vs. Sarande - Cost of clothing

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