Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.4 times more expensive than Puerto Vallarta.
If you lived in Australia instead of Puerto Vallarta, you would:
pay 98.0% more for restaurants
Puerto Vallarta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
$15.31
A$23.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.17
MX$120.35
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
$2.45
A$3.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
MX$13.73
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 73.7% more for groceries
Puerto Vallarta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
MX$35.97
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
MX$57.17
|
$4.24
A$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
MX$75.02
|
$5.00
A$7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MX$33.34
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
MX$44.36
|
$3.56
A$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
MX$18.73
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MX$7.64
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
MX$8.31
|
$1.31
A$1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MX$9.93
|
$2.10
A$3.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
MX$11.50
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$11.25
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 33.6% more for transportation
Puerto Vallarta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
MX$81.72
|
$4.95
A$7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.86
MX$601.75
|
$81.92
A$123.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,564.70
MX$311,523.06
|
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
MX$300.47
|
$15.28
A$23.10
|
|
pay 69.9% more for housing
Puerto Vallarta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.31
MX$592.53
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$839.55
MX$14,088.04
|
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.90
MX$9,428.99
|
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.46
MX$880.34
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Puerto Vallarta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.23
MX$3,309.64
|
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,310.20
MX$55,546.46
|
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Puerto Vallarta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
MX$32.40
|
$5.72
A$8.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
MX$50.34
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
MX$50.92
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.22
MX$490.35
|
$46.71
A$70.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
MX$111.09
|
$12.25
A$18.52
|
|
pay 50.8% more for clothing
Puerto Vallarta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.80
MX$718.27
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
MX$386.97
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.42
MX$1,315.92
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.14
MX$1,428.72
|
$106.56
A$161.11
|
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