Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.2 times more expensive than Puerto Plata.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Puerto Plata, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Puerto Plata
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.19
DOP185.09
|
$17.09
£13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Puerto Plata
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
DOP125.11
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
$3.60
£2.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
DOP89.89
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
DOP57.61
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
DOP71.09
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
Puerto Plata
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP284.26
|
$7.31
£5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.85
DOP1,903.74
|
$91.63
£73.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
$16.30
£12.99
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Puerto Plata
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.25
DOP3,781.04
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$255.21
DOP14,789.06
|
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.60
DOP10,928.88
|
$836.18
£666.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.23
DOP3,200.44
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Puerto Plata
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$330.35
DOP19,143.17
|
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,644.95
DOP385,060.00
|
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Puerto Plata
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
$3.59
£2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.65
DOP211.53
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.51
DOP1,304.41
|
$41.78
£33.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
DOP296.14
|
$11.97
£9.54
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
Puerto Plata
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.99
DOP2,201.62
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.94
DOP4,226.98
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.81
DOP3,407.84
|
$80.83
£64.42
|
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