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Turkey

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Mexico

Puerto Vallarta vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 5.5% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 24.7% more in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 70.6% more in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 32.3% less in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 19.6% more in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 71.8% less in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.9% less in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Puerto Vallarta

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

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Puerto Vallarta vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.7% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Puerto Vallarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$13.91 MX$257.20	+14.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$11.13 MX$205.76	+19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$1.94 MX$35.86	+12.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$1.42 MX$26.22	+145.1%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 70.6% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$3.55 MX$65.67	+285.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$5.06 MX$93.52	-4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$7.13 MX$131.83	+52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$2.26 MX$41.74	-6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$5.08 MX$93.87	+99.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$1.32 MX$24.34	+54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$0.71 MX$13.21	-30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$0.90 MX$16.70	+57.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$0.96 MX$17.69	+14.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$1.08 MX$19.94	+247.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$1.43 MX$26.48	+400.4%
Average			+70.6%

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pay 32.3% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$5.81 MX$107.37	+6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$21.81 MX$403.29	-67.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-57.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$29.21 MX$540.12	+247.6%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 19.6% more for housing

	Istanbul	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$32.68 MX$604.29	+102.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$1,324.04 MX$24,485.27	+32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$706.52 MX$13,065.67	+9.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$67.00 MX$1,239.09	-2.7%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 71.8% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$333.79 MX$6,172.76	-67.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$6,316.08 MX$117K	-75.7%
Average			-71.8%

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pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$3.06 MX$56.58	-35.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$4.17 MX$77.16	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$4.42 MX$81.79	+89.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$37.09 MX$685.86	-51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$8.62 MX$159.46	+6.1%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Istanbul	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$35.23 MX$651.57	-11.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$104.31 MX$1,928.99	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$97.36 MX$1,800.39	+1.9%
Average			-0.3%

Istanbul vs. Puerto Vallarta - Cost of clothing

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