Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Punta Cana Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 19.4% more expensive than Punta Cana.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 62.5% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 3.4% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 0.7% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 47.3% more in Taipei

The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Taipei are more expensive than in Punta Cana. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in Taipei. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Punta Cana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.7% less for restaurants

	Punta Cana	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.14 DOP493.08	$4.71 NT$150.49	-42.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP427.11	$5.65 NT$180.59	-19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.21	$0.92 NT$29.35	+31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP23.87	$0.65 NT$20.86	+65.7%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 62.5% more for groceries

	Punta Cana	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 DOP107.20	$2.02 NT$64.65	+14.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP191.21	$9.85 NT$314.68	+212.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP272.95	$11.54 NT$368.90	+156.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP89.44	$2.72 NT$87.00	+84.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP98.54	$4.45 NT$142.21	+173.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP80.40	$2.23 NT$71.26	+68.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 DOP38.94	$1.51 NT$48.15	+134.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 DOP90.45	$1.38 NT$44.23	-7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 DOP60.30	$2.02 NT$64.54	+103.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 DOP97.15	$1.25 NT$39.84	-22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP80.40	$1.04 NT$33.27	-21.5%
Average			+62.5%

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pay 3.4% more for transportation

	Punta Cana	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.25 DOP318.31	$3.94 NT$126.01	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.67 NT$1,203.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP904K	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+124.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.02 DOP1,758.69	$8.95 NT$285.93	-69.2%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 0.7% less for housing

	Punta Cana	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.69 DOP2,344.93	$27.40 NT$875.71	-29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$947.15 DOP57,407.86	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$482.92 NT$15,434.64
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.69 DOP4,405.82	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-8.8%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Punta Cana	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,044.71	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+344.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP332K	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+204.8%
Average			+267.9%

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pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Punta Cana	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP150.75	$2.83 NT$90.29	+13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP108.87	$3.42 NT$109.45	+90.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP291.44	$3.92 NT$125.41	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.13 DOP5,038.69	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-50.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP301.49	$9.73 NT$311.01	+95.6%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 47.3% more for clothing

	Punta Cana	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,607.95	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+138.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,763.66	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.69 DOP3,617.88	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	+42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,019.87	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	+58.4%
Average			+47.3%

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