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Puerto Plata vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Plata is 2.7% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 0.7% less in Puerto Plata
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in Puerto Plata
Transportation: pay 8.4% more in Puerto Plata
Housing: pay 2.0% more in Puerto Plata
Childcare: pay 44.2% less in Puerto Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% less in Puerto Plata
Clothing: pay 57.0% more in Puerto Plata

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

Puerto Plata vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.7% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Puerto Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$4.83 DOP307.63	-16.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$6.28 DOP399.92	-9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.89 DOP56.40	+26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.54 DOP34.18	-2.3%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Puerto Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.50 DOP95.29	+173.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$1.42 DOP90.43	-74.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$3.96 DOP252.31	+18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.35 DOP86.14	-17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$1.81 DOP115.36	-37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.43 DOP90.81	+1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.38 DOP24.49	-19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$1.27 DOP80.67	+42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.83 DOP52.57	+80.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.81 DOP51.27	+64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$1.01 DOP64.04	+98.5%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 8.4% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Puerto Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.43 DOP282.41	-17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$28.98 DOP1,845.78	-6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	+36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	+21.0%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 2.0% more for housing

	Nairobi	Puerto Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$332.49 DOP21,174.96	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$257.62 DOP16,406.89	+24.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$36.94 DOP2,352.46	+26.0%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 44.2% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Puerto Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	+0.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$966.07 DOP61,525.84	-89.0%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Puerto Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.25 DOP143.56	-2.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.25 DOP79.64	-47.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$3.22 DOP205.09	+4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$8.05 DOP512.72	-82.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$4.51 DOP287.12	-38.7%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 57.0% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Puerto Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$45.06 DOP2,869.56	+129.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$42.56 DOP2,710.78	+71.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$86.09 DOP5,482.76	+26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$62.51 DOP3,981.00	+0.4%
Average			+57.0%

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