Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 42.2% more expensive than Puerto Plata.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Puerto Plata, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
Puerto Plata
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.14
DOP298.70
|
$5.53
UAH218.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
DOP398.26
|
$5.04
UAH199.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.08
|
$0.61
UAH23.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP31.94
|
$0.41
UAH16.23
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Puerto Plata
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
DOP123.58
|
$0.59
UAH23.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
DOP199.45
|
$3.81
UAH150.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
DOP219.86
|
$3.66
UAH144.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
DOP94.24
|
$1.72
UAH67.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.63
DOP94.59
|
$1.72
UAH67.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
DOP75.59
|
$0.29
UAH11.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.26
DOP14.93
|
$0.67
UAH26.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.83
|
$0.67
UAH26.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DOP41.98
|
$0.83
UAH32.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
DOP47.89
|
$0.21
UAH8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
DOP63.88
|
$0.33
UAH13.04
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
Puerto Plata
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
DOP242.64
|
$5.08
UAH200.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
DOP1,792.18
|
$10.14
UAH400.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,114.79
DOP1,692,616.78
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,064,306.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.92
DOP1,274.44
|
$3.91
UAH154.50
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
Puerto Plata
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.61
DOP2,593.69
|
$5.56
UAH219.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.02
DOP15,581.86
|
$280.46
UAH11,090.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$245.48
DOP14,271.08
|
$189.50
UAH7,493.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.02
DOP2,093.81
|
$59.87
UAH2,367.64
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Puerto Plata
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.82
DOP2,489.14
|
$240.96
UAH9,528.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,027.58
DOP59,739.42
|
$4,166.24
UAH164,750.63
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Plata
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
DOP139.39
|
$1.02
UAH40.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.33
DOP77.33
|
$1.09
UAH43.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
DOP199.13
|
$2.12
UAH83.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.27
DOP1,062.03
|
$20.75
UAH820.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
DOP278.78
|
$3.69
UAH145.81
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
Puerto Plata
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.65
DOP2,130.53
|
$47.47
UAH1,877.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
DOP2,552.63
|
$31.04
UAH1,227.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
DOP4,095.12
|
$71.91
UAH2,843.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.88
DOP3,306.61
|
$83.50
UAH3,301.76
|
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