Cost of living comparison

Chile

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Dominican Republic

Punta Cana vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 3.2% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% less in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 6.9% more in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 7.2% more in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 35.8% more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 58.5% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Punta Cana

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

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Punta Cana vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.7% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 CLF0.2600	$8.14 DOP499.77	-20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 CLF0.2200	$7.05 DOP432.90	-19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CLF0.0400	$0.70 DOP42.78	-59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CLF0.0300	$0.39 DOP24.19	-68.4%
Average			-31.7%

Santiago vs. Punta Cana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

	Santiago	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 CLF0.0500	$1.77 DOP108.65	-2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CLF0.1400	$3.15 DOP193.81	-44.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.81 CLF0.1200	$4.50 DOP276.65	-6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18 CLF0.1000	$1.48 DOP90.65	-64.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 CLF0.0800	$1.63 DOP99.87	-47.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CLF0.0200	$1.33 DOP81.49	+46.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.64 DOP39.47	-8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$1.49 DOP91.67	+102.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$0.99 DOP61.12	+27.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CLF0.0100	$1.60 DOP98.46	+225.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$1.33 DOP81.49	+96.0%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 7.2% more for transportation

	Santiago	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 CLF0.1400	$5.25 DOP322.62	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.93 CLF1.0200	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.37 CLF0.1800	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	+293.8%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 35.8% more for housing

	Santiago	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.07 CLF0.4800	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	+102.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.81 CLF13.8200	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	+71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.90 CLF9.4200	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.86 CLF2.8500	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	-36.2%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 58.5% less for childcare

	Santiago	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$432.52 CLF10.8100	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	-65.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	$5,471.59 DOP336K	-50.1%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 CLF0.1000	$2.49 DOP152.79	-39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 CLF0.0800	$1.80 DOP110.35	-44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.22 CLF0.1300	$4.81 DOP295.39	-7.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 CLF0.8500	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	+145.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 CLF0.1900	$4.97 DOP305.58	-33.9%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Santiago	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 CLF1.2600	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 CLF0.7200	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	+58.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.29 CLF1.6600	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	-10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.84 CLF2.0200	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	-18.0%
Average			-11.3%

Santiago vs. Punta Cana - Cost of clothing

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