Playero's prices aren't alll that bad and they have a good selection. It depends if you have time to price compare and what your time is worth and once you gather all the running around and gas you spend...is it worth it??? Some items at playero are cheaper and some are more expensive than Janets and City Market. A bag of limes at playero is 110 pesos and at city market 85 pesos, romain lettuce is 150 at playero and 135 at city market. Many other items suchs as butter and canned goods are the same price. As far as Puerto Plata I've price compared at La Sirena, Tropical and Jose Luis and it's not worth the drive to save 2 pesos on a bag of flour compared to playero.