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Puerto Plata vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Plata is 62.0% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 67.2% less in Puerto Plata
Groceries: pay 33.3% less in Puerto Plata
Transportation: pay 45.6% less in Puerto Plata
Housing: pay 70.6% less in Puerto Plata
Childcare: pay 93.8% less in Puerto Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.2% less in Puerto Plata
Clothing: pay 43.0% less in Puerto Plata

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

Puerto Plata vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.2% less for restaurants

	London	Puerto Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$4.83 DOP307.63	-81.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$6.28 DOP399.92	-43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$0.89 DOP56.40	-71.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$0.54 DOP34.18	-72.1%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 33.3% less for groceries

	London	Puerto Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$1.50 DOP95.29	-30.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$1.42 DOP90.43	-74.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$3.96 DOP252.31	-39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$1.35 DOP86.14	-73.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$1.81 DOP115.36	-54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.43 DOP90.81	-6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.38 DOP24.49	-53.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.27 DOP80.67	-11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$0.83 DOP52.57	-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.81 DOP51.27	+6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.01 DOP64.04	+20.9%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 45.6% less for transportation

	London	Puerto Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$4.43 DOP282.41	-37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$28.98 DOP1,845.78	-88.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	-21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	-35.1%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 70.6% less for housing

	London	Puerto Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	-18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$332.49 DOP21,174.96	-89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$257.62 DOP16,406.89	-89.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$36.94 DOP2,352.46	-85.6%
Average			-70.6%

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pay 93.8% less for childcare

	London	Puerto Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	-90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$966.07 DOP61,525.84	-96.6%
Average			-93.8%

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pay 80.2% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Puerto Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$2.25 DOP143.56	-74.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$1.25 DOP79.64	-76.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$3.22 DOP205.09	-85.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$8.05 DOP512.72	-87.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$4.51 DOP287.12	-77.5%
Average			-80.2%

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pay 43.0% less for clothing

	London	Puerto Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$45.06 DOP2,869.56	-61.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$42.56 DOP2,710.78	-18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$86.09 DOP5,482.76	-31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$62.51 DOP3,981.00	-61.1%
Average			-43.0%

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