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Punta Cana vs. Sao Paulo Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 12.4% more expensive than Sao Paulo.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% less in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 0.9% more in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 72.8% more in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 44.9% more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 54.9% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% more in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 2.1% less in Punta Cana

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

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Punta Cana vs. Sao Paulo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta Cana instead of Sao Paulo, you would:

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pay 12.0% less for restaurants

	Sao Paulo	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.83 R$40.13	$8.05 DOP471.26	+2.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 R$38.22	$7.25 DOP424.14	-2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 R$6.26	$0.97 DOP56.94	-20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 R$4.46	$0.63 DOP36.76	-27.8%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 0.9% more for groceries

	Sao Paulo	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 R$9.79	$1.50 DOP87.59	-21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.88 R$30.12	$3.66 DOP213.99	-37.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 R$20.39	$5.00 DOP292.56	+25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 R$13.65	$2.39 DOP140.04	-10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 R$10.70	$2.47 DOP144.70	+18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 R$6.59	$1.17 DOP68.33	-9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 R$4.38	$0.38 DOP22.51	-55.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.81	$1.27 DOP74.15	+70.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 R$4.53	$0.78 DOP45.68	-11.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.40	$0.51 DOP29.69	-23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 R$3.02	$0.97 DOP56.55	+64.1%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 72.8% more for transportation

	Sao Paulo	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 R$21.97	$4.68 DOP274.12	+9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.58 R$238.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,360.53 R$115K	$29,626.22 DOP2M	+32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.45 R$38.22	$20.61 DOP1,206.43	+176.5%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 44.9% more for housing

	Sao Paulo	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.82 R$106.74	$32.44 DOP1,898.72	+55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.45 R$3,442.67	$813.68 DOP47,631.17	+21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$417.23 R$2,139.20	$645.22 DOP37,769.61	+54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.29 R$237.34	$68.45 DOP4,006.70	+47.9%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 54.9% less for childcare

	Sao Paulo	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$484.48 R$2,484.02	$225.42 DOP13,195.38	-53.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,731.99 R$80,661.04	$6,891.32 DOP403K	-56.2%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Paulo	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 R$11.46	$2.42 DOP141.38	+8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 R$10.90	$2.36 DOP138.05	+10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.63 R$13.49	$5.64 DOP329.88	+114.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.73 R$162.67	$62.37 DOP3,650.78	+96.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.39 R$42.99	$4.83 DOP282.76	-42.4%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 2.1% less for clothing

	Sao Paulo	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.85 R$281.25	$28.94 DOP1,693.82	-47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 R$233.63	$48.04 DOP2,811.87	+5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.31 R$447.64	$61.70 DOP3,611.99	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.26 R$380.73	$120.75 DOP7,068.17	+62.6%
Average			-2.1%

Sao Paulo vs. Punta Cana - Cost of clothing

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