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Puerto Vallarta vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 25.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 36.4% more in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 18.3% less in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 26.9% less in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 32.5% less in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 73.3% less in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.4% less in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 17.0% less in Puerto Vallarta

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

Puerto Vallarta vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Vallarta instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 36.4% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Puerto Vallarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$10.86 MX$197.31	+37.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$9.17 MX$166.73	+42.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.91 MX$34.65	+37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.43 MX$25.92	+28.2%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 18.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$3.59 MX$65.25	+63.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$5.78 MX$105.00	-53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$6.24 MX$113.48	-46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$2.09 MX$38.06	-40.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$4.85 MX$88.23	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.10 MX$20.03	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.65 MX$11.84	-40.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.76 MX$13.76	-53.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.01 MX$18.41	-26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.02 MX$18.63	-6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$1.40 MX$25.38	+31.8%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 26.9% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$5.02 MX$91.31	-57.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$16.28 MX$295.97	-75.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$15,199.26 MX$276,240.46	-60.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$27.14 MX$493.29	+86.8%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 32.5% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$32.90 MX$597.86	+48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$990.97 MX$18,010.44	-57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$687.02 MX$12,486.27	-59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$68.93 MX$1,252.76	-61.2%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 73.3% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$280.46 MX$5,097.29	-73.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$5,862.57 MX$106,549.89	-73.7%
Average			-73.3%

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pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$2.44 MX$44.40	-62.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$3.80 MX$69.06	-27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$4.29 MX$77.94	-67.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$36.91 MX$670.87	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$8.14 MX$147.99	-36.7%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 17.0% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$54.28 MX$986.57	-26.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$34.38 MX$624.83	-18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$101.78 MX$1,849.82	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$95.00 MX$1,726.50	-33.5%
Average			-17.0%

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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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