Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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South Korea

Seoul vs. Punta Cana Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 42.4% more expensive than Punta Cana.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 96.8% more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 11.1% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 7.3 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 23.0% more in Seoul

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

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Seoul vs. Punta Cana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% more for restaurants

	Punta Cana	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.14 DOP499.77	$8.96 ₩11,955	+10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$7.46 ₩9,962	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$1.58 ₩2,112	+127.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$0.79 ₩1,049	+99.6%
Average			+23.9%

Punta Cana vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 96.8% more for groceries

	Punta Cana	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 DOP108.65	$3.10 ₩4,134	+75.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$8.84 ₩11,798	+180.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$7.79 ₩10,403	+73.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$3.61 ₩4,813	+144.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$4.74 ₩6,328	+191.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$3.46 ₩4,624	+161.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 DOP39.47	$1.57 ₩2,091	+143.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 DOP91.67	$2.59 ₩3,462	+73.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 DOP61.12	$2.83 ₩3,782	+184.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 DOP98.46	$1.66 ₩2,211	+3.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$1.16 ₩1,542	-12.9%
Average			+96.8%

Punta Cana vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Punta Cana	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.25 DOP322.62	$5.53 ₩7,384	+5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$46.28 ₩61,767
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$29,385.60 ₩39M	+96.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	$8.51 ₩11,357	-70.7%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 11.1% more for housing

	Punta Cana	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	$20.82 ₩27,787	-46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	$886.39 ₩1M	-6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$620.25 ₩828K
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	$162.69 ₩217K	+123.8%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 7.3 times more for childcare

	Punta Cana	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$1,927.59 ₩3M	+1191.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$22,602.27 ₩30M	+313.1%
Average			+630.5%

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pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Punta Cana	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$3.73 ₩4,981	+50.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$4.10 ₩5,473	+128.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$3.36 ₩4,483	-30.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	$58.22 ₩77,707	-30.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$11.20 ₩14,944	+125.1%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 23.0% more for clothing

	Punta Cana	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$57.88 ₩77,255	+118.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$32.77 ₩43,743	-28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	$69.99 ₩93,417	+17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$82.45 ₩110K	+24.3%
Average			+23.0%

Punta Cana vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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