Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Dominican Republic

Punta Cana vs. Ubud Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 34.2% more expensive than Ubud.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 49.7% more in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 59.6% more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 40.4% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% more in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 3.6% less in Punta Cana

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

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Punta Cana vs. Ubud Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Ubud	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$8.14 DOP499.77	+191.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	$7.05 DOP432.90	+129.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	$0.70 DOP42.78	-46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	$0.39 DOP24.19	-4.4%
Average			+102.2%

Ubud vs. Punta Cana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Ubud	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	$1.77 DOP108.65	-4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.31 IDR150K	$3.15 DOP193.81	-62.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	$4.50 DOP276.65	-18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	$1.48 DOP90.65	-33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	$1.63 DOP99.87	-4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	$1.33 DOP81.49	-14.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	$0.64 DOP39.47	-5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	$1.49 DOP91.67	+49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	$0.99 DOP61.12	+77.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	$1.60 DOP98.46	+144.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	$1.33 DOP81.49	+38.1%
Average			+3.0%

Ubud vs. Punta Cana - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.7% more for transportation

	Ubud	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	$5.25 DOP322.62	+90.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,199.28 IDR437M	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-38.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	+824.6%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 59.6% more for housing

	Ubud	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.63 IDR336K	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	+107.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$544.82 IDR10M	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	+73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.10 IDR7M	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.40 IDR1M	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	+16.5%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 40.4% less for childcare

	Ubud	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$440.88 IDR8M	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	-66.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,207.68 IDR94M	$5,471.59 DOP336K	+5.1%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ubud	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$2.49 DOP152.79	+11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	$1.80 DOP110.35	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	$4.81 DOP295.39	+126.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.69 IDR933K	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	+60.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	$4.97 DOP305.58	+36.9%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 3.6% less for clothing

	Ubud	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.44 IDR784K	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-38.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.35 IDR404K	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	+104.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.00 IDR1M	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	-21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.10 IDR1M	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	-11.7%
Average			-3.6%

Ubud vs. Punta Cana - Cost of clothing

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