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Puerto Plata vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Plata is 50.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 58.9% less in Puerto Plata
Groceries: pay 32.8% less in Puerto Plata
Transportation: pay 16.2% less in Puerto Plata
Housing: pay 61.1% less in Puerto Plata
Childcare: pay 81.4% less in Puerto Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.1% less in Puerto Plata
Clothing: pay 31.2% less in Puerto Plata

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

Puerto Plata vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.9% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Puerto Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$4.83 DOP307.63	-66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$6.28 DOP399.92	-32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$0.89 DOP56.40	-64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.54 DOP34.18	-72.9%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

	Wellington	Puerto Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.50 DOP95.29	-24.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$1.42 DOP90.43	-64.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$3.96 DOP252.31	-41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$1.35 DOP86.14	-80.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$1.81 DOP115.36	-62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.43 DOP90.81	+4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.38 DOP24.49	-62.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.27 DOP80.67	-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$0.83 DOP52.57	-64.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.81 DOP51.27	-10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.01 DOP64.04	+48.3%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 16.2% less for transportation

	Wellington	Puerto Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$4.43 DOP282.41	-27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$28.98 DOP1,845.78	-73.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	-4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	+41.6%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 61.1% less for housing

	Wellington	Puerto Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$332.49 DOP21,174.96	-73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$257.62 DOP16,406.89	-76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$36.94 DOP2,352.46	-66.2%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 81.4% less for childcare

	Wellington	Puerto Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	-70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$966.07 DOP61,525.84	-92.1%
Average			-81.4%

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pay 71.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Puerto Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$2.25 DOP143.56	-66.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$1.25 DOP79.64	-64.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$3.22 DOP205.09	-87.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$8.05 DOP512.72	-76.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$4.51 DOP287.12	-60.9%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 31.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Puerto Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$45.06 DOP2,869.56	-35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$42.56 DOP2,710.78	-8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$86.09 DOP5,482.76	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$62.51 DOP3,981.00	-57.3%
Average			-31.2%

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