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Puerto Plata vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Plata is 19.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% more in Puerto Plata
Groceries: pay 46.4% more in Puerto Plata
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Puerto Plata
Housing: pay 65.5% more in Puerto Plata
Childcare: pay 63.7% less in Puerto Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Puerto Plata
Clothing: pay 17.4% less in Puerto Plata

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

Puerto Plata vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Puerto Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$4.83 DOP307.63	-42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$6.28 DOP399.92	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$0.89 DOP56.40	+31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.54 DOP34.18	+15.9%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 46.4% more for groceries

	Kiev	Puerto Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.50 DOP95.29	+91.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$1.42 DOP90.43	-71.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$3.96 DOP252.31	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$1.35 DOP86.14	-32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$1.81 DOP115.36	-14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$1.43 DOP90.81	+157.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.38 DOP24.49	-46.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$1.27 DOP80.67	+48.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.83 DOP52.57	-18.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.81 DOP51.27	+115.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$1.01 DOP64.04	+297.0%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Puerto Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$4.43 DOP282.41	-16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$28.98 DOP1,845.78	+183.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	-2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	+242.4%
Average			+101.7%

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pay 65.5% more for housing

	Kiev	Puerto Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	+395.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$332.49 DOP21,174.96	-47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$257.62 DOP16,406.89	-31.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$36.94 DOP2,352.46	-54.4%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 63.7% less for childcare

	Kiev	Puerto Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	-39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$966.07 DOP61,525.84	-87.7%
Average			-63.7%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Puerto Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$2.25 DOP143.56	+108.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$1.25 DOP79.64	-23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$3.22 DOP205.09	+11.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$8.05 DOP512.72	-79.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$4.51 DOP287.12	-6.4%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 17.4% less for clothing

	Kiev	Puerto Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$45.06 DOP2,869.56	-34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$42.56 DOP2,710.78	+18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$86.09 DOP5,482.76	-11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$62.51 DOP3,981.00	-42.9%
Average			-17.4%

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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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