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Puerto Plata vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Plata is 9.9% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 50.5% more in Puerto Plata
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Puerto Plata
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Puerto Plata
Housing: pay 12.7% more in Puerto Plata
Childcare: pay 82.0% less in Puerto Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Puerto Plata
Clothing: pay 11.5% less in Puerto Plata

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

Puerto Plata vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Plata instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 50.5% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Puerto Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$4.83 DOP307.63	+14.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$6.28 DOP399.92	+28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.89 DOP56.40	+84.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.54 DOP34.18	+74.8%
Average			+50.5%

Beijing vs. Puerto Plata - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Beijing	Puerto Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.50 DOP95.29	-12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$1.42 DOP90.43	-81.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$3.96 DOP252.31	-40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$1.35 DOP86.14	-23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.81 DOP115.36	+18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.43 DOP90.81	+45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.38 DOP24.49	-50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$1.27 DOP80.67	+58.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.83 DOP52.57	+37.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.81 DOP51.27	+131.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$1.01 DOP64.04	+143.8%
Average			+20.5%

Beijing vs. Puerto Plata - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Puerto Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.43 DOP282.41	+5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$28.98 DOP1,845.78	-8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	+62.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	+345.5%
Average			+101.3%

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pay 12.7% more for housing

	Beijing	Puerto Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	+169.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$332.49 DOP21,174.96	-64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$257.62 DOP16,406.89	-48.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$36.94 DOP2,352.46	-5.9%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 82.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Puerto Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	-68.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$966.07 DOP61,525.84	-95.8%
Average			-82.0%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Puerto Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.25 DOP143.56	+101.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$1.25 DOP79.64	-56.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$3.22 DOP205.09	-23.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$8.05 DOP512.72	-86.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$4.51 DOP287.12	-46.4%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 11.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Puerto Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$45.06 DOP2,869.56	-27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$42.56 DOP2,710.78	+17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$86.09 DOP5,482.76	+5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$62.51 DOP3,981.00	-40.8%
Average			-11.5%

Beijing vs. Puerto Plata - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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