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Puerto Vallarta vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 69.7% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 16.7% more in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 64.0% more in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 18.4% more in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% more in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 35.8% more in Puerto Vallarta

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Puerto Vallarta are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Puerto Vallarta.

Puerto Vallarta vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Puerto Vallarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$10.86 MX$197.31	+80.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$9.17 MX$166.73	+113.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.91 MX$34.65	+96.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$1.43 MX$25.92	+183.2%
Average			+118.3%

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pay 16.7% more for groceries

	Manila	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$3.59 MX$65.25	+169.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$5.78 MX$105.00	+35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$6.24 MX$113.48	-14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.09 MX$38.06	-5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$4.85 MX$88.23	+112.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.10 MX$20.03	-27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.65 MX$11.84	-20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.76 MX$13.76	-53.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$1.01 MX$18.41	-1.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$1.02 MX$18.63	-12.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$1.40 MX$25.38	+1.6%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$5.02 MX$91.31	+20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$16.28 MX$295.97	+18.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$15,199.26 MX$276,240.46	-39.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$27.14 MX$493.29	+828.1%
Average			+206.7%

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pay 64.0% more for housing

	Manila	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$32.90 MX$597.86	+21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$990.97 MX$18,010.44	+93.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$687.02 MX$12,486.27	+172.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$68.93 MX$1,252.76	-31.4%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 18.4% more for childcare

	Manila	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$280.46 MX$5,097.29	+102.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$5,862.57 MX$106,549.89	-65.6%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$2.44 MX$44.40	+67.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$3.80 MX$69.06	+46.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$4.29 MX$77.94	+31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$36.91 MX$670.87	-12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$8.14 MX$147.99	+8.8%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 35.8% more for clothing

	Manila	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$54.28 MX$986.57	+10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$34.38 MX$624.83	+15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$101.78 MX$1,849.82	+25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$95.00 MX$1,726.50	+91.2%
Average			+35.8%

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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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