Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 70.1% more expensive than Puerto Plata.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Puerto Plata, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
Puerto Plata
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.14
DOP299.39
|
$3.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
DOP399.19
|
$6.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.20
|
$0.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.02
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Puerto Plata
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
DOP123.87
|
$1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
DOP199.92
|
$2.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
DOP220.37
|
$4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
DOP94.46
|
$1.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.63
DOP94.81
|
$2.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
DOP75.77
|
$0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.26
DOP14.97
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP73.00
|
$0.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DOP42.08
|
$0.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
DOP48.00
|
$0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
DOP64.03
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 37.0% less for transportation
Puerto Plata
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
DOP243.21
|
$2.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
DOP1,796.37
|
$17.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,114.79
DOP1,696,570.10
|
$22,909.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.92
DOP1,277.42
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
Puerto Plata
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.61
DOP2,599.74
|
$33.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.02
DOP15,618.25
|
$347.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$245.48
DOP14,304.41
|
$270.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.02
DOP2,098.70
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Puerto Plata
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.82
DOP2,494.96
|
$219.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,027.58
DOP59,878.94
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
Puerto Plata
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
DOP139.72
|
$2.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.33
DOP77.51
|
$2.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
DOP199.60
|
$5.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.27
DOP1,064.51
|
$32.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
DOP279.44
|
$6.62
|
|
pay 30.4% more for clothing
Puerto Plata
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.65
DOP2,135.51
|
$52.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
DOP2,558.59
|
$44.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
DOP4,104.69
|
$95.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.88
DOP3,314.34
|
$81.02
|
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