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Punta Cana vs. United States Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 38.0% cheaper than United States overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% less in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 42.8% less in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 15.3% more in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 53.2% less in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 77.0% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% less in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 12.5% less in Punta Cana

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Punta Cana.

Punta Cana vs. United States Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta Cana instead of United States, you would:

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pay 56.0% less for restaurants

	United States	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.45	$8.05 DOP512.72	-58.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.12	$7.25 DOP461.44	-34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56	$0.97 DOP61.95	-62.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.63 DOP39.99	-68.7%
Average			-56.0%

United States vs. Punta Cana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.8% less for groceries

	United States	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56	$1.50 DOP95.29	-57.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$3.66 DOP232.81	-43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97	$5.00 DOP318.30	+25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27	$2.39 DOP152.36	-44.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41	$2.47 DOP157.43	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37	$1.17 DOP74.34	-50.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$0.38 DOP24.49	-50.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.04	$1.27 DOP80.67	-37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21	$0.78 DOP49.70	-64.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34	$0.51 DOP32.30	-62.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38	$0.97 DOP61.53	-30.2%
Average			-42.8%

United States vs. Punta Cana - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.3% more for transportation

	United States	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.41	$4.68 DOP298.23	+37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,336.38	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	-8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.61	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	+17.0%
Average			+15.3%

United States vs. Punta Cana - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.2% less for housing

	United States	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.97	$32.44 DOP2,065.73	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,664.59	$813.68 DOP51,820.75	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.15	$645.22 DOP41,091.79	-54.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.19	$68.45 DOP4,359.13	-54.4%
Average			-53.2%

United States vs. Punta Cana - Cost of housing

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pay 77.0% less for childcare

	United States	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,387.27	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	-83.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,196.46	$6,891.32 DOP438,884.31	-70.3%
Average			-77.0%

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pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports

	United States	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84	$2.42 DOP153.81	-58.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15	$2.36 DOP150.20	-54.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.90	$5.64 DOP358.90	-43.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.45	$62.37 DOP3,971.90	+21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.64	$4.83 DOP307.63	-64.6%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 12.5% less for clothing

	United States	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.08	$28.94 DOP1,842.80	-43.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.81	$48.04 DOP3,059.20	+14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.56	$61.70 DOP3,929.70	-29.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.04	$120.75 DOP7,689.88	+7.8%
Average			-12.5%

United States vs. Punta Cana - Cost of clothing

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