Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Canada

Victoria vs. Punta Cana Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 64.0% more expensive than Punta Cana.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 74.8% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 17.4% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 46.1% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.7% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 47.6% more in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Punta Cana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Punta Cana	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.14 DOP499.77	$19.29 CA$27.31	+137.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$10.87 CA$15.39	+54.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$2.27 CA$3.22	+226.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$1.83 CA$2.60	+365.5%
Average			+125.3%

Punta Cana vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.8% more for groceries

	Punta Cana	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 DOP108.65	$2.97 CA$4.21	+68.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$13.59 CA$19.24	+330.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$10.23 CA$14.48	+127.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$4.11 CA$5.82	+178.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$5.76 CA$8.15	+254.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$1.79 CA$2.53	+34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 DOP39.47	$0.64 CA$0.90	-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 DOP91.67	$1.79 CA$2.53	+19.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 DOP61.12	$1.86 CA$2.64	+87.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 DOP98.46	$1.56 CA$2.21	-2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$1.30 CA$1.85	-1.7%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

	Punta Cana	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.25 DOP322.62	$5.22 CA$7.39	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$59.62 CA$84.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	+86.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	$15.27 CA$21.62	-47.4%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 46.1% more for housing

	Punta Cana	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	$61.37 CA$86.89	+58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	$1,528.56 CA$2,164.06	+61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,299.70 CA$1,840.06
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	$79.15 CA$112.05	+8.9%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Punta Cana	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$894.25 CA$1,266.04	+499.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$22,849.16 CA$32,348.70	+317.6%
Average			+400.3%

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pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Punta Cana	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$5.61 CA$7.94	+125.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$4.29 CA$6.08	+139.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$14.73 CA$20.85	+206.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	$42.40 CA$60.03	-49.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$10.52 CA$14.89	+111.5%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 47.6% more for clothing

	Punta Cana	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$52.89 CA$74.87	+99.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$44.37 CA$62.81	-2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	$90.08 CA$127.53	+50.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$107.56 CA$152.28	+62.2%
Average			+47.6%

Punta Cana vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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