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Puerto Plata vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Plata is 48.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 32.3% less in Puerto Plata
Groceries: pay 43.5% less in Puerto Plata
Transportation: pay 25.3% less in Puerto Plata
Housing: pay 48.1% less in Puerto Plata
Childcare: pay 87.0% less in Puerto Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.3% less in Puerto Plata
Clothing: pay 25.2% less in Puerto Plata

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Puerto Plata.

Puerto Plata vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Plata instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 32.3% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Puerto Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$4.83 DOP307.63	-38.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$6.28 DOP399.92	-2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.89 DOP56.40	-36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.54 DOP34.18	-51.8%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 43.5% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Puerto Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.50 DOP95.29	-31.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$1.42 DOP90.43	-88.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$3.96 DOP252.31	-66.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$1.35 DOP86.14	-61.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$1.81 DOP115.36	-62.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.43 DOP90.81	-8.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.38 DOP24.49	-64.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.27 DOP80.67	-21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.83 DOP52.57	-40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.81 DOP51.27	-26.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$1.01 DOP64.04	-5.1%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 25.3% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Puerto Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$4.43 DOP282.41	-62.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$28.98 DOP1,845.78	-57.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	-23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	+41.9%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 48.1% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Puerto Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	+57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$332.49 DOP21,174.96	-85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$257.62 DOP16,406.89	-84.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$36.94 DOP2,352.46	-79.2%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 87.0% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Puerto Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	-78.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$966.07 DOP61,525.84	-95.7%
Average			-87.0%

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pay 74.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Puerto Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$2.25 DOP143.56	-65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$1.25 DOP79.64	-76.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$3.22 DOP205.09	-75.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$8.05 DOP512.72	-89.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$4.51 DOP287.12	-64.9%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Puerto Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$45.06 DOP2,869.56	-39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$42.56 DOP2,710.78	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$86.09 DOP5,482.76	-6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$62.51 DOP3,981.00	-56.2%
Average			-25.2%

Hong Kong vs. Puerto Plata - Cost of clothing

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