Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Dominican Republic

Punta Cana vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 26.2% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 68.7% more in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 0.2% more in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 14.6% less in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 70.5% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% more in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 38.0% less in Punta Cana

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

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Punta Cana vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.7% more for restaurants

	Rayong	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$8.14 DOP499.77	+173.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$7.05 DOP432.90	+0.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$0.70 DOP42.78	+32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$0.39 DOP24.19	+47.3%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 0.2% more for groceries

	Rayong	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$1.77 DOP108.65	+32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$3.15 DOP193.81	-63.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.50 DOP276.65	-38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$1.48 DOP90.65	-42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$1.63 DOP99.87	+27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$1.33 DOP81.49	-12.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.64 DOP39.47	-20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$1.49 DOP91.67	+49.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.99 DOP61.12	+13.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$1.60 DOP98.46	+105.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$1.33 DOP81.49	+91.8%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 14.6% less for transportation

	Rayong	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$5.25 DOP322.62	+0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	+175.1%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Rayong	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	+225.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	+127.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	+113.3%
Average			+130.8%

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pay 70.5% less for childcare

	Rayong	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	-73.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$5,471.59 DOP336K	-66.8%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$2.49 DOP152.79	+39.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$1.80 DOP110.35	+9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$4.81 DOP295.39	+4.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	+24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$4.97 DOP305.58	-25.6%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 38.0% less for clothing

	Rayong	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-62.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	+6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	-38.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	-39.7%
Average			-38.0%

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