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Puerto Vallarta vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 39.4% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 39.2% less in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 35.8% less in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 58.2% less in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 58.2% less in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.0% less in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Puerto Vallarta

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Puerto Vallarta.

Puerto Vallarta vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.2% less for restaurants

	Dublin	Puerto Vallarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.69 €22.07	$10.86 MX$197.31	-57.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.14 €11.28	$9.17 MX$166.73	-30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.37	$1.91 MX$34.65	-31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €1.98	$1.43 MX$25.92	-38.1%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Dublin	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.18 €1.87	$3.59 MX$65.25	+64.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.52	$5.78 MX$105.00	-10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.77 €5.81	$6.24 MX$113.48	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 €3.81	$2.09 MX$38.06	-52.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €4.65	$4.85 MX$88.23	-10.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.19	$1.10 MX$20.03	-20.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.65 MX$11.84	-30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$0.76 MX$13.76	-37.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.55 €2.19	$1.01 MX$18.41	-60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$1.02 MX$18.63	+10.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.64	$1.40 MX$25.38	+87.0%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 35.8% less for transportation

	Dublin	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.79 €6.69	$5.02 MX$91.31	-35.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.95 €95.29	$16.28 MX$295.97	-85.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,559.40 €36,550.48	$15,199.26 MX$276,240.46	-64.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.15 €16.45	$27.14 MX$493.29	+41.7%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 58.2% less for housing

	Dublin	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.79 €48.77	$32.90 MX$597.86	-42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,406.85 €2,067.03	$990.97 MX$18,010.44	-58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,011.21 €1,727.25	$687.02 MX$12,486.27	-65.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.82 €175.04	$68.93 MX$1,252.76	-66.2%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 58.2% less for childcare

	Dublin	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,324.27 €1,137.30	$280.46 MX$5,097.29	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,401.84 €8,074.41	$5,862.57 MX$106,549.89	-37.6%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.02	$2.44 MX$44.40	-70.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 €4.10	$3.80 MX$69.06	-20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.02 €18.05	$4.29 MX$77.94	-79.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.52 €47.68	$36.91 MX$670.87	-33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.18 €13.04	$8.14 MX$147.99	-46.4%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Dublin	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.66 €93.32	$54.28 MX$986.57	-50.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.22 €43.13	$34.38 MX$624.83	-31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.78 €98.57	$101.78 MX$1,849.82	-11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.90 €101.26	$95.00 MX$1,726.50	-19.4%
Average			-28.1%

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