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Puerto Vallarta vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 18.8% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% less in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 11.5% less in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 19.7% less in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 66.8% less in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% less in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in Puerto Vallarta

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

Puerto Vallarta vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2% less for restaurants

	Prague	Puerto Vallarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.46	$10.86 MX$197.31	+2.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.51	$9.17 MX$166.73	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.62	$1.91 MX$34.65	-2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.54	$1.43 MX$25.92	-16.6%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Prague	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.92	$3.59 MX$65.25	+107.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.42	$5.78 MX$105.00	-11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.09	$6.24 MX$113.48	+31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.11	$2.09 MX$38.06	-45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.47	$4.85 MX$88.23	+12.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.15	$1.10 MX$20.03	+8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.12	$0.65 MX$11.84	-25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.79	$0.76 MX$13.76	-27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.70	$1.01 MX$18.41	-44.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.52	$1.02 MX$18.63	+57.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.67	$1.40 MX$25.38	+148.7%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 11.5% less for transportation

	Prague	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.81	$5.02 MX$91.31	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.64	$16.28 MX$295.97	-38.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	$15,199.26 MX$276,240.46	-51.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.17	$27.14 MX$493.29	+68.8%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 19.7% less for housing

	Prague	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.34	$32.90 MX$597.86	+37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	$990.97 MX$18,010.44	-17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	$687.02 MX$12,486.27	-25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	$68.93 MX$1,252.76	-73.6%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 66.8% less for childcare

	Prague	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,781.88	$280.46 MX$5,097.29	-72.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	$5,862.57 MX$106,549.89	-61.6%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.85	$2.44 MX$44.40	-15.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.83	$3.80 MX$69.06	+1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.60	$4.29 MX$77.94	-44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	$36.91 MX$670.87	-48.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.38	$8.14 MX$147.99	-32.1%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Prague	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	$54.28 MX$986.57	-31.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.01	$34.38 MX$624.83	-12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	$101.78 MX$1,849.82	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	$95.00 MX$1,726.50	-30.2%
Average			-19.6%

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