Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and Punta Cana Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and Punta Cana

🙂 Solo nomad: Bangkok is 7.6% cheaper than Punta Cana without rent, and 23.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bangkok is 2.5% cheaper than Punta Cana without rent, and 6.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.13 ฿97.0

$8.37 DOP 525

-62.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.43 ฿944

$49.93 DOP 3,135

-39.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.12 ฿190

$7.50 DOP 471

-18.40%

Cappuccino

$2.45 ฿75.9

$2.69 DOP 169

-8.92%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 ฿22.63

$0.98 DOP 61.6

-25.51%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ฿8.31

$0.79 DOP 49.38

-65.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.45 ฿75.9

$2.49 DOP 157

-1.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.06 ฿126

$5.16 DOP 324

-21.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 ฿58.4

$1.38 DOP 86.5

36.23%

White Bread (500g)

$1.39 ฿43.01

$1.40 DOP 87.8

-0.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.40 ฿43.48

$1.54 DOP 97.0

-9.09%

Eggs

$2.17 ฿67.3

$2.29 DOP 144

-5.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.48 ฿573

$7.17 DOP 450

157.74%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.05 ฿94.6

$6.20 DOP 390

-50.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.57 ฿297

$10.49 DOP 658

-8.77%

Apples (1kg)

$3.57 ฿111

$3.00 DOP 188

19.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.78 ฿55.2

$0.92 DOP 57.5

93.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.19 ฿67.8

$2.24 DOP 141

-2.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 ฿59.8

$1.89 DOP 119

2.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.60 ฿49.54

$1.05 DOP 65.9

52.38%

Onion (1kg)

$1.43 ฿44.32

$1.46 DOP 91.7

-2.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.36 ฿42.24

$0.78 DOP 48.92

74.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 ฿15.20

$0.91 DOP 57.3

-46.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 ฿134

$5.92 DOP 372

-27.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.27 ฿505

$10.97 DOP 689

48.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.78 ฿55.2

$2.73 DOP 172

-34.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.37 ฿105

$3.25 DOP 204

3.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.20 ฿37.15

$0.82 DOP 51.5

46.34%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.64 ฿1,137

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ฿33.19

$3.31 DOP 208

-67.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.18 ฿36.68

$2.11 DOP 133

-44.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.31 ฿196

$6.11 DOP 384

3.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 ฿38.65

$1.28 DOP 80.2

-2.34%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$36.3K ฿1.1M

$26.5K DOP 1.7M

37.14%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$28.8K ฿893.8K

$31.9K DOP 2.0M

-9.72%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$91.5 ฿2,840

$75.8 DOP 4,761

20.70%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$12.95 ฿402

$19.67 DOP 1,235

-34.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.35 ฿538

$36.11 DOP 2,267

-51.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.1 ฿1,646

$63.9 DOP 4,010

-16.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.63 ฿330

Cinema Ticket

$7.54 ฿234

$5.19 DOP 326

45.28%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$606 ฿18.8K

$269 DOP 16.9K

125.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.3K ฿412.7K

$7,149 DOP 448.8K

86.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.1 ฿1,802

$15.67 DOP 984

270.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.13 ฿1,183

$51.9 DOP 3,260

-26.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 ฿3,254

$67.0 DOP 4,206

56.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$92.8 ฿2,880

$116 DOP 7,282

-19.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$671 ฿20.8K

$836 DOP 52.5K

-19.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$319 ฿9,890

$654 DOP 41.0K

-51.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,909 ฿59.2K

$1,299 DOP 81.5K

46.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$844 ฿26.2K

$904 DOP 56.8K

-6.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,554 ฿203.4K

$3,107 DOP 195.1K

110.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,347 ฿103.9K

$1,315 DOP 82.6K

154.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$805 ฿25.0K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.84

12.9

-54.73%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bangkok: February 13, 2026

Last update for Punta Cana: February 12, 2026

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