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Puerto Plata vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Plata is 8.1% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% less in Puerto Plata
Groceries: pay 21.4% more in Puerto Plata
Transportation: pay 68.8% more in Puerto Plata
Housing: pay 35.6% more in Puerto Plata
Childcare: pay 79.5% less in Puerto Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% less in Puerto Plata
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Puerto Plata

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in Puerto Plata are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Puerto Plata.

Puerto Plata vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.6% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Puerto Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$4.83 DOP307.63	-59.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$6.28 DOP399.92	+5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.89 DOP56.40	-35.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.54 DOP34.18	-12.2%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 21.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Puerto Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.50 DOP95.29	+76.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$1.42 DOP90.43	-77.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$3.96 DOP252.31	-14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$1.35 DOP86.14	-19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$1.81 DOP115.36	-26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.43 DOP90.81	+76.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.38 DOP24.49	-55.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.27 DOP80.67	+40.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.83 DOP52.57	-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.81 DOP51.27	+88.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$1.01 DOP64.04	+197.0%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 68.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Puerto Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$4.43 DOP282.41	+56.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$28.98 DOP1,845.78	-20.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	-19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	+259.8%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 35.6% more for housing

	Moscow	Puerto Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	+346.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$332.49 DOP21,174.96	-73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$257.62 DOP16,406.89	-63.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$36.94 DOP2,352.46	-66.6%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 79.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Puerto Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	-65.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$966.07 DOP61,525.84	-93.2%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Puerto Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.25 DOP143.56	-46.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$1.25 DOP79.64	-60.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$3.22 DOP205.09	+7.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$8.05 DOP512.72	-81.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$4.51 DOP287.12	-31.3%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Puerto Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$45.06 DOP2,869.56	-40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$42.56 DOP2,710.78	-10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$86.09 DOP5,482.76	-30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$62.51 DOP3,981.00	-60.1%
Average			-35.4%

Moscow vs. Puerto Plata - Cost of clothing

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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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