Cost of living comparison

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Puerto Plata Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 4.7 times more expensive than Puerto Plata.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 16.9 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 86.0% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Puerto Plata Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Puerto Plata	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.95 DOP293.57	$14.93 NZ$25.00	+201.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.60 DOP391.42	$8.96 NZ$15.00	+35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 DOP53.82	$2.57 NZ$4.31	+183.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 DOP45.37	$2.15 NZ$3.61	+181.5%
Average			+150.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Puerto Plata	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 DOP112.84	$1.96 NZ$3.29	+3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 DOP190.77	$4.15 NZ$6.95	+28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 DOP216.08	$6.98 NZ$11.69	+91.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 DOP92.62	$6.84 NZ$11.45	+337.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.57 DOP92.96	$5.06 NZ$8.47	+222.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 DOP81.40	$1.40 NZ$2.34	+1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.25 DOP14.68	$1.09 NZ$1.83	+340.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 DOP80.11	$1.48 NZ$2.47	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 DOP47.02	$2.61 NZ$4.37	+229.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP48.93	$1.01 NZ$1.70	+22.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP64.59	$0.84 NZ$1.40	-23.0%
Average			+114.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Puerto Plata	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.02 DOP238.48	$6.42 NZ$10.75	+59.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.71 DOP1,761.40	$127.57 NZ$213.59	+329.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,062.96 DOP1,663,541.67	$34,339.84 NZ$57,496.60	+22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.61 DOP1,103.21	$18.22 NZ$30.50	-2.1%
Average			+102.3%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Puerto Plata	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 DOP2,506.19	$54.27 NZ$90.86	+28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.88 DOP20,206.97	$1,487.35 NZ$2,490.32	+336.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.64 DOP17,940.16	$1,335.17 NZ$2,235.53	+341.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.71 DOP2,057.84	$134.11 NZ$224.54	+286.3%
Average			+248.1%

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pay 16.9 times more for childcare

	Puerto Plata	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$41.27 DOP2,446.38	$871.44 NZ$1,459.08	+2011.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$990.46 DOP58,713.24	$12,649.75 NZ$21,180.00	+1177.2%
Average			+1594.4%

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Plata	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 DOP137.00	$7.17 NZ$12.00	+210.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 DOP76.00	$3.41 NZ$5.72	+166.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 DOP195.71	$24.46 NZ$40.95	+640.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.61 DOP1,043.79	$39.85 NZ$66.72	+126.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 DOP274.00	$12.24 NZ$20.50	+164.9%
Average			+261.7%

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pay 86.0% more for clothing

	Puerto Plata	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.90 DOP2,127.95	$75.78 NZ$126.88	+111.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.10 DOP2,554.70	$55.09 NZ$92.24	+27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.04 DOP4,092.80	$119.44 NZ$199.99	+73.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.80 DOP3,307.63	$129.60 NZ$216.99	+132.3%
Average			+86.0%

Puerto Plata vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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