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Montenegro

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Dominican Republic

Punta Cana vs. Tivat Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 12.6% cheaper than Tivat.

Restaurants: pay 42.1% less in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 14.6% more in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 20.9% less in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 1.9% less in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 47.3% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 39.3% less in Punta Cana

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

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Punta Cana vs. Tivat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.1% less for restaurants

	Tivat	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$8.14 DOP499.77	-27.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$7.05 DOP432.90	-33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.27	$0.70 DOP42.78	-72.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.27	$0.39 DOP24.19	-72.5%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 14.6% more for groceries

	Tivat	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 €0.95	$1.77 DOP108.65	+66.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 €3.86	$3.15 DOP193.81	-27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.36	$4.50 DOP276.65	-8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 €3.02	$1.48 DOP90.65	-56.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.35	$1.63 DOP99.87	-56.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.33 DOP81.49	+83.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.64 DOP39.47	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$1.49 DOP91.67	+87.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 €1.15	$0.99 DOP61.12	-23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$1.60 DOP98.46	+266.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 €0.44	$1.33 DOP81.49	+168.8%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 20.9% less for transportation

	Tivat	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 €5.89	$5.25 DOP322.62	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,113.12 €25,911.73	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.08 €8.97	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	+187.9%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 1.9% less for housing

	Tivat	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.59 €29.90	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	+15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$884.37 €787.12	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	+7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$802.01 €713.82	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.73 €87.87	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	-26.4%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 47.3% less for childcare

	Tivat	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$401.24 €357.12	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	-62.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	$5,471.59 DOP336K	-25.2%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tivat	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.74	$2.49 DOP152.79	-19.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 €1.94	$1.80 DOP110.35	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.89	$4.81 DOP295.39	+10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.59 €42.36	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	+74.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.16 €5.48	$4.97 DOP305.58	-19.2%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 39.3% less for clothing

	Tivat	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-69.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.19 €34.88	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	+16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.42 €86.70	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	-38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.12	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	-37.3%
Average			-39.3%

Tivat vs. Punta Cana - Cost of clothing

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