Cost of living comparison

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Dominican Republic

Punta Cana vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 30.6% more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 79.1% more in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 49.9% more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 17.0% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% more in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 2.1% more in Punta Cana

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Punta Cana are more expensive than in Taguig City. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Punta Cana.

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Punta Cana vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta Cana instead of Taguig City, you would:

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pay 79.1% more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.98 ₱251.03	$8.14 DOP499.77	+104.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.19 ₱200.83	$7.05 DOP432.90	+121.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ₱47.70	$0.70 DOP42.78	-8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 ₱26.78	$0.39 DOP24.19	-7.4%
Average			+79.1%

Taguig City vs. Punta Cana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Taguig City	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ₱90.17	$1.77 DOP108.65	+23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 ₱160.66	$3.15 DOP193.81	+23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 ₱455.56	$4.50 DOP276.65	-37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 ₱114.87	$1.48 DOP90.65	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 ₱132.09	$1.63 DOP99.87	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱64.68	$1.33 DOP81.49	+29.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ₱53.49	$0.64 DOP39.47	-24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 ₱80.33	$1.49 DOP91.67	+17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.12	$0.99 DOP61.12	+108.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱48.85	$1.60 DOP98.46	+106.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱75.72	$1.33 DOP81.49	+10.4%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Taguig City	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 ₱293.33	$5.25 DOP322.62	+12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱168.19	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	+986.8%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 49.9% more for housing

	Taguig City	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.43 ₱1,476.08	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	+65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$518.05 ₱32,634.43	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	+82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$438.01 ₱27,592.72	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.98 ₱5,353.26	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	-14.5%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 17.0% less for childcare

	Taguig City	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.83 ₱8,367.80	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	+12.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,932.60 ₱563K	$5,471.59 DOP336K	-38.7%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱75.31	$2.49 DOP152.79	+108.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 ₱160.66	$1.80 DOP110.35	-29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ₱185.77	$4.81 DOP295.39	+63.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 ₱2,510.34	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	+108.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.77 ₱426.76	$4.97 DOP305.58	-26.6%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 2.1% more for clothing

	Taguig City	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.18 ₱2,594.02	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-35.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.47 ₱1,730.75	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	+66.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.74 ₱4,267.58	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	-11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.51 ₱3,623.11	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	+15.3%
Average			+2.1%

Taguig City vs. Punta Cana - Cost of clothing

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