Cost of living comparison
Puerto Vallarta is 64.1% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Puerto Vallarta instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.22
|
$10.54
MX$175.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.05
|
$9.50
MX$158.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.85
|
$1.93
MX$32.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
$1.37
MX$22.90
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
Peru
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.01
|
$2.87
MX$47.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.73
|
$4.34
MX$72.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.47
|
$5.74
MX$95.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.28
|
$2.29
MX$38.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.49
|
$3.20
MX$53.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.41
|
$1.27
MX$21.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.61
MX$10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.78
MX$13.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
$0.80
MX$13.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.60
|
$0.98
MX$16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
$1.06
MX$17.64
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Peru
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.05
|
$5.38
MX$89.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN66.41
|
$17.81
MX$297.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,061.28
|
$18,696.14
MX$312,221.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN57.55
|
$26.71
MX$446.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Peru
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN109.74
|
$37.25
MX$622.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,261.40
|
$1,139.08
MX$19,022.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN920.04
|
$759.13
MX$12,677.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN161.54
|
$75.67
MX$1,263.68
|
|
pay 26.9% more for childcare
Peru
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN723.97
|
$319.02
MX$5,327.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,870.68
|
$4,985.64
MX$83,259.13
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.69
|
$2.67
MX$44.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.19
|
$3.83
MX$63.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.08
|
$4.45
MX$74.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN119.93
|
$35.12
MX$586.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.11
|
$8.90
MX$148.68
|
|
pay 41.6% more for clothing
Peru
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN168.43
|
$65.29
MX$1,090.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN87.47
|
$41.55
MX$693.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN261.87
|
$93.48
MX$1,561.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN265.75
|
$79.14
MX$1,321.57
|
|
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