Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Sweden

Stockholm vs. Punta Cana Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 94.8% more expensive than Punta Cana.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 93.1% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 89.6% more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 47.9% more in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Stockholm

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

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Stockholm vs. Punta Cana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Punta Cana	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 DOP471.26	$16.93 SEK163.29	+110.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 DOP424.14	$11.64 SEK112.26	+60.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP56.94	$3.20 SEK30.83	+228.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 DOP36.76	$2.55 SEK24.56	+305.4%
Average			+176.2%

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pay 93.1% more for groceries

	Punta Cana	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP87.59	$3.44 SEK33.19	+129.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 DOP213.99	$6.66 SEK64.22	+82.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 DOP292.56	$6.75 SEK65.15	+35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 DOP140.04	$4.70 SEK45.35	+96.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 DOP144.70	$6.13 SEK59.12	+147.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP68.33	$1.59 SEK15.35	+36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP22.51	$1.34 SEK12.94	+248.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DOP74.15	$1.53 SEK14.79	+21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 DOP45.68	$2.08 SEK20.03	+166.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 DOP29.69	$0.88 SEK8.50	+73.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP56.55	$0.84 SEK8.12	-12.9%
Average			+93.1%

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Punta Cana	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 DOP274.12	$6.94 SEK66.92	+48.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$112.14 SEK1,081.77
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP2M	$33,800.39 SEK326K	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,206.43	$18.94 SEK182.68	-8.1%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 89.6% more for housing

	Punta Cana	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.44 DOP1,898.72	$44.55 SEK429.79	+37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$813.68 DOP47,631.17	$1,570.17 SEK15,146.95	+93.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$645.22 DOP37,769.61	$1,035.21 SEK9,986.40	+60.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.45 DOP4,006.70	$183.26 SEK1,767.89	+167.7%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 47.9% more for childcare

	Punta Cana	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.42 DOP13,195.38	$161.61 SEK1,558.98	-28.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,891.32 DOP403K	$15,445.56 SEK149K	+124.1%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Punta Cana	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 DOP141.38	$8.36 SEK80.62	+246.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 DOP138.05	$5.17 SEK49.84	+119.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 DOP329.88	$8.04 SEK77.56	+42.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.37 DOP3,650.78	$48.65 SEK469.30	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.83 DOP282.76	$19.04 SEK183.70	+294.2%
Average			+136.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Punta Cana	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.94 DOP1,693.82	$100.97 SEK974.06	+249.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.04 DOP2,811.87	$47.01 SEK453.46	-2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.70 DOP3,611.99	$123.10 SEK1,187.49	+99.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.75 DOP7,068.17	$197.83 SEK1,908.41	+63.8%
Average			+102.5%

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