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Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Plata Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 51.3% more expensive than Puerto Plata.

Restaurants: pay 16.3% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 9.8% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 1.2% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 27.9% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.2% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 10.1% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Plata Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Puerto Plata, you would:

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pay 16.3% more for restaurants

	Puerto Plata	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.83 DOP307.63	$6.57 DOP418.42	+36.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 DOP399.92	$7.06 DOP449.82	+12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 DOP56.40	$0.92 DOP58.89	+4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 DOP34.18	$0.60 DOP38.35	+12.2%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 9.8% more for groceries

	Puerto Plata	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP95.29	$1.44 DOP91.74	-3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.42 DOP90.43	$3.10 DOP197.17	+118.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 DOP252.31	$4.52 DOP287.72	+14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.35 DOP86.14	$1.74 DOP110.86	+28.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 DOP115.36	$2.20 DOP139.83	+21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DOP90.81	$1.17 DOP74.78	-17.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP24.49	$0.37 DOP23.70	-3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DOP80.67	$1.09 DOP69.72	-13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP52.57	$0.70 DOP44.76	-14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 DOP51.27	$0.67 DOP42.81	-16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP64.04	$0.96 DOP61.20	-4.4%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

	Puerto Plata	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 DOP282.41	$4.63 DOP295.06	+4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.98 DOP1,845.78	$31.27 DOP1,991.66	+7.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	$27,585.12 DOP1,756,801.16	-6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	$20.50 DOP1,305.73	-0.5%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 27.9% more for housing

	Puerto Plata	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	$31.80 DOP2,024.98	-8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.49 DOP21,174.96	$495.90 DOP31,582.44	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.62 DOP16,406.89	$352.53 DOP22,451.69	+36.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.94 DOP2,352.46	$49.81 DOP3,172.10	+34.8%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Puerto Plata	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	$203.07 DOP12,933.12	-9.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$966.07 DOP61,525.84	$5,232.64 DOP333,249.15	+441.6%
Average			+215.9%

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pay 78.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Plata	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 DOP143.56	$2.40 DOP152.64	+6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.25 DOP79.64	$1.93 DOP122.95	+54.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 DOP205.09	$4.53 DOP288.58	+40.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.05 DOP512.72	$28.27 DOP1,800.30	+251.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.51 DOP287.12	$6.24 DOP397.12	+38.3%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 10.1% more for clothing

	Puerto Plata	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.06 DOP2,869.56	$44.65 DOP2,843.53	-0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.56 DOP2,710.78	$43.79 DOP2,788.72	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.09 DOP5,482.76	$75.83 DOP4,829.58	-11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.51 DOP3,981.00	$93.99 DOP5,986.02	+50.4%
Average			+10.1%

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