Cost of living comparison
Puerto Vallarta is 37.8% more expensive than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Puerto Vallarta instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Chiang Mai
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.48
THB53.98
|
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
$7.17
MX$120.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
THB19.54
|
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
THB10.95
|
$0.82
MX$13.73
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Chiang Mai
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.34
|
$2.14
MX$35.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.14
THB334.01
|
$3.41
MX$57.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB250.66
|
$4.47
MX$75.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB63.97
|
$1.99
MX$33.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
THB33.91
|
$2.64
MX$44.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
THB40.24
|
$1.12
MX$18.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.69
|
$0.46
MX$7.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.53
|
$0.49
MX$8.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.69
|
$0.59
MX$9.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.73
|
$0.69
MX$11.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
THB17.75
|
$0.67
MX$11.25
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
Chiang Mai
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
THB171.42
|
$4.87
MX$81.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
THB863.70
|
$35.86
MX$601.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,150.94
THB809,719.38
|
$18,564.70
MX$311,523.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.96
THB437.25
|
$17.91
MX$300.47
|
|
pay 94.4% more for housing
Chiang Mai
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
THB733.34
|
$35.31
MX$592.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.48
THB12,811.56
|
$839.55
MX$14,088.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.34
THB8,493.06
|
$561.90
MX$9,428.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.58
THB1,593.18
|
$52.46
MX$880.34
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
Chiang Mai
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.63
THB17,094.08
|
$197.23
MX$3,309.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,269.69
THB302,295.24
|
$3,310.20
MX$55,546.46
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Chiang Mai
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
THB75.57
|
$1.93
MX$32.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
THB58.59
|
$3.00
MX$50.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
THB151.15
|
$3.03
MX$50.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.00
THB1,389.12
|
$29.22
MX$490.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
THB215.93
|
$6.62
MX$111.09
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Chiang Mai
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.90
THB1,970.32
|
$42.80
MX$718.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.17
THB1,066.13
|
$23.06
MX$386.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.14
THB3,148.91
|
$78.42
MX$1,315.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.20
THB2,310.40
|
$85.14
MX$1,428.72
|
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