Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Montenegro

Tivat vs. Punta Cana Cost of Living Summary

Tivat is 14.5% more expensive than Punta Cana.

Restaurants: pay 72.8% more in Tivat
Groceries: pay 12.7% less in Tivat
Transportation: pay 26.4% more in Tivat
Housing: pay 1.9% more in Tivat
Childcare: pay 89.6% more in Tivat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Tivat
Clothing: pay 64.7% more in Tivat

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

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Tivat vs. Punta Cana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.8% more for restaurants

	Punta Cana	Tivat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.14 DOP499.77	$11.20 €9.97	+37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$10.64 €9.47	+51.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$2.55 €2.27	+266.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$1.43 €1.27	+263.1%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 12.7% less for groceries

	Punta Cana	Tivat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 DOP108.65	$1.06 €0.95	-39.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$4.34 €3.86	+37.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$4.90 €4.36	+8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$3.39 €3.02	+129.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$3.77 €3.35	+131.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$0.72 €0.64	-45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 DOP39.47	$0.78 €0.69	+21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 DOP91.67	$0.80 €0.71	-46.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 DOP61.12	$1.30 €1.15	+30.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 DOP98.46	$0.44 €0.39	-72.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$0.49 €0.44	-62.8%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 26.4% more for transportation

	Punta Cana	Tivat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.25 DOP322.62	$6.62 €5.89	+26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.19 €34.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$29,113.12 €25,911.73	+95.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	$10.08 €8.97	-65.3%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 1.9% more for housing

	Punta Cana	Tivat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	$33.59 €29.90	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	$884.37 €787.12	-6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$802.01 €713.82
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	$98.73 €87.87	+35.8%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 89.6% more for childcare

	Punta Cana	Tivat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$401.24 €357.12	+168.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	+33.7%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Punta Cana	Tivat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$3.08 €2.74	+23.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$2.17 €1.94	+21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$4.37 €3.89	-9.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	$47.59 €42.36	-42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$6.16 €5.48	+23.8%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 64.7% more for clothing

	Punta Cana	Tivat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$87.34 €77.74	+229.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$39.19 €34.88	-14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	$97.42 €86.70	+63.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$105.75 €94.12	+59.5%
Average			+64.7%

Punta Cana vs. Tivat - Cost of clothing

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