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Puerto Vallarta vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 61.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 73.5% more in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 68.0% more in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 67.7% less in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.3% more in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Puerto Vallarta

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Puerto Vallarta are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Puerto Vallarta. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Puerto Vallarta.

Puerto Vallarta vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Vallarta instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Puerto Vallarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$10.86 MX$198.62	+158.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.72	$9.17 MX$167.84	+87.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.91 MX$34.88	+297.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.43 MX$26.09	+364.5%
Average			+226.8%

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pay 73.5% more for groceries

	Beijing	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$3.59 MX$65.69	+110.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.84	$5.78 MX$105.70	-22.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.99	$6.24 MX$114.24	-6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.57	$2.09 MX$38.31	+17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$4.85 MX$88.82	+217.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.10 MX$20.16	+12.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.65 MX$11.92	-15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.76 MX$13.85	-5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.01 MX$18.53	+68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.47	$1.02 MX$18.75	+194.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$1.40 MX$25.54	+238.5%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.80	$5.02 MX$91.92	+19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.19	$16.28 MX$297.93	-48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	$15,199.26 MX$278,070.45	-16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.73	$27.14 MX$496.55	+486.7%
Average			+110.2%

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pay 68.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.49	$32.90 MX$601.82	+154.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	$990.97 MX$18,129.75	+6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	$687.02 MX$12,568.98	+36.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.81	$68.93 MX$1,261.06	+75.5%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 67.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	$280.46 MX$5,131.06	-60.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	$5,862.57 MX$107,255.75	-74.8%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.94	$2.44 MX$44.69	+117.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.53	$3.80 MX$69.52	+30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$4.29 MX$78.46	+2.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥409.21	$36.91 MX$675.31	-36.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.52	$8.14 MX$148.97	-3.2%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Beijing	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.79	$54.28 MX$993.11	-12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.35	$34.38 MX$628.97	-5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥578.34	$101.78 MX$1,862.08	+24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.66	$95.00 MX$1,737.94	-10.0%
Average			-1.0%

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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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