Cost of living comparison
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Punta Cana vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary
Punta Cana is 29.1% more expensive than Quito.
Punta Cana vs. Quito Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Punta Cana instead of Quito, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Punta Cana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
|
$8.14
DOP499.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.67
|
$7.05
DOP432.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
|
$0.70
DOP42.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
|
$0.39
DOP24.19
|
|
Quito vs. Punta Cana - Cost of restaurants
pay 36.7% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Punta Cana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
|
$1.77
DOP108.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
|
$3.15
DOP193.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
|
$4.50
DOP276.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
|
$1.48
DOP90.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
|
$1.63
DOP99.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.33
DOP81.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.64
DOP39.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.49
DOP91.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.99
DOP61.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.60
DOP98.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.33
DOP81.49
|
|
Quito vs. Punta Cana - Cost of groceries
pay 22.3% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Punta Cana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$5.25
DOP322.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,000.00
|
$14,922.51
DOP917K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$29.02
DOP1,782.54
|
|
Quito vs. Punta Cana - Cost of transportation
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Punta Cana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.45
|
$38.69
DOP2,376.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$482.78
|
$947.15
DOP58,186.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.44
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.90
|
$72.69
DOP4,465.56
|
|
Quito vs. Punta Cana - Cost of housing
pay 65.0% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Punta Cana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$743.00
|
$149.23
DOP9,167.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,951.43
|
$5,471.59
DOP336K
|
|
Quito vs. Punta Cana - Cost of childcare
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Punta Cana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$2.49
DOP152.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
|
$1.80
DOP110.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$4.81
DOP295.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.22
|
$83.13
DOP5,107.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
|
$4.97
DOP305.58
|
|
Quito vs. Punta Cana - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 42.4% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Punta Cana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.10
|
$26.53
DOP1,629.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.62
|
$45.60
DOP2,801.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.66
|
$59.69
DOP3,666.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
|
$66.32
DOP4,074.38
|
|
Quito vs. Punta Cana - Cost of clothing
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