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Puerto Plata vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Plata is 2.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Puerto Plata
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Puerto Plata
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in Puerto Plata
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Puerto Plata
Childcare: pay 43.3% more in Puerto Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.9% more in Puerto Plata
Clothing: pay 0.4% more in Puerto Plata

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

Puerto Plata vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Puerto Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$4.83 DOP307.63	+16.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$6.28 DOP399.92	+20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.89 DOP56.40	+132.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.54 DOP34.18	+273.6%
Average			+110.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Puerto Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$1.50 DOP95.29	+149.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$1.42 DOP90.43	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$3.96 DOP252.31	+6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$1.35 DOP86.14	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.81 DOP115.36	-12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$1.43 DOP90.81	+91.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.38 DOP24.49	+14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$1.27 DOP80.67	+345.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.83 DOP52.57	+554.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.81 DOP51.27	+327.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$1.01 DOP64.04	+439.7%
Average			+171.5%

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Puerto Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.43 DOP282.41	+225.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$28.98 DOP1,845.78	+350.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	-20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	+675.0%
Average			+307.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Cairo	Puerto Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	+170.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$332.49 DOP21,174.96	+55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$257.62 DOP16,406.89	+87.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$36.94 DOP2,352.46	+93.1%
Average			+101.7%

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pay 43.3% more for childcare

	Cairo	Puerto Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	+142.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$966.07 DOP61,525.84	-56.3%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Puerto Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$2.25 DOP143.56	+55.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$1.25 DOP79.64	-22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$3.22 DOP205.09	+55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$8.05 DOP512.72	-53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$4.51 DOP287.12	+20.5%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 0.4% more for clothing

	Cairo	Puerto Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$45.06 DOP2,869.56	+32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$42.56 DOP2,710.78	-6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$86.09 DOP5,482.76	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$62.51 DOP3,981.00	+1.5%
Average			+0.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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