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Puerto Plata vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Plata is 49.9% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Puerto Plata
Groceries: pay 28.3% more in Puerto Plata
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Puerto Plata
Housing: pay 65.8% more in Puerto Plata
Childcare: pay 47.2% less in Puerto Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% more in Puerto Plata
Clothing: pay 19.8% more in Puerto Plata

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Puerto Plata are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Puerto Plata.

Puerto Plata vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Puerto Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$4.83 DOP307.63	+155.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$6.28 DOP399.92	+45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.89 DOP56.40	+87.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.54 DOP34.18	+118.3%
Average			+101.4%

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pay 28.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Puerto Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.50 DOP95.29	+65.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$1.42 DOP90.43	-71.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$3.96 DOP252.31	-24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.35 DOP86.14	-10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.81 DOP115.36	+14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.43 DOP90.81	-0.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.38 DOP24.49	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$1.27 DOP80.67	+91.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.83 DOP52.57	+65.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.81 DOP51.27	+82.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$1.01 DOP64.04	+118.1%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Puerto Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$4.43 DOP282.41	+38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$28.98 DOP1,845.78	+282.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	+267.6%
Average			+141.7%

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pay 65.8% more for housing

	Hanoi	Puerto Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	+302.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$332.49 DOP21,174.96	-4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$257.62 DOP16,406.89	-0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$36.94 DOP2,352.46	-34.3%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 47.2% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Puerto Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	-2.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$966.07 DOP61,525.84	-91.8%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Puerto Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$2.25 DOP143.56	+138.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$1.25 DOP79.64	-30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$3.22 DOP205.09	+142.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$8.05 DOP512.72	-71.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$4.51 DOP287.12	+19.0%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 19.8% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Puerto Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$45.06 DOP2,869.56	+7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$42.56 DOP2,710.78	+85.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$86.09 DOP5,482.76	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$62.51 DOP3,981.00	-13.7%
Average			+19.8%

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