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Punta Cana vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 32.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% less in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 4.3% more in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 36.6% less in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 57.2% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% less in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 29.5% less in Punta Cana

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

Punta Cana vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.6% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$8.05 DOP502.88	-44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.10	$7.25 DOP452.59	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$0.97 DOP60.76	-60.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$0.63 DOP39.22	-68.2%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Wellington	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$1.50 DOP93.46	-24.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.02	$3.66 DOP228.35	-9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.84	$5.00 DOP312.19	-26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.81	$2.39 DOP149.43	-64.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$2.47 DOP154.41	-48.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.17 DOP72.92	-14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$0.38 DOP24.02	-62.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.27 DOP79.13	-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$0.78 DOP48.75	-66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.51 DOP31.68	-43.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.97 DOP60.35	+42.5%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

	Wellington	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.71	$4.68 DOP292.51	-23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	-4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.38	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+41.6%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 36.6% less for housing

	Wellington	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.02	$32.44 DOP2,026.11	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	$813.68 DOP50,826.77	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	$645.22 DOP40,303.59	-41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.73	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	-37.4%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 57.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	$6,891.32 DOP430,465.95	-43.6%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$2.42 DOP150.86	-63.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$2.36 DOP147.32	-33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.77	$5.64 DOP352.02	-78.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.51	$62.37 DOP3,895.71	+82.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$4.83 DOP301.73	-58.1%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 29.5% less for clothing

	Wellington	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.87	$28.94 DOP1,807.46	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.33	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.60	$61.70 DOP3,854.33	-45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$255.02	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	-17.4%
Average			-29.5%

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