Cost of living comparison
China is 24.4% more expensive than Puerto Vallarta.
If you lived in China instead of Puerto Vallarta, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Puerto Vallarta
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.17
MX$120.35
|
$5.25
CN¥37.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
MX$13.73
|
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
Puerto Vallarta
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
MX$35.97
|
$1.68
CN¥12.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
MX$57.17
|
$6.22
CN¥44.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
MX$75.02
|
$7.41
CN¥53.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MX$33.34
|
$1.75
CN¥12.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
MX$44.36
|
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
MX$18.73
|
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MX$7.64
|
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
MX$8.31
|
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MX$9.93
|
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
MX$11.50
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$11.25
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Puerto Vallarta
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
MX$81.72
|
$4.64
CN¥33.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.86
MX$601.75
|
$21.41
CN¥154.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,564.70
MX$311,523.06
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,546.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
MX$300.47
|
$4.14
CN¥29.94
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
Puerto Vallarta
|
China
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.31
MX$592.53
|
$14.28
CN¥103.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$839.55
MX$14,088.04
|
$401.04
CN¥2,898.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.90
MX$9,428.99
|
$247.64
CN¥1,789.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.46
MX$880.34
|
$39.51
CN¥285.55
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Puerto Vallarta
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.23
MX$3,309.64
|
$456.56
CN¥3,299.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,310.20
MX$55,546.46
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,264.88
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
Puerto Vallarta
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
MX$32.40
|
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
MX$50.34
|
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
MX$50.92
|
$3.40
CN¥24.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.22
MX$490.35
|
$42.27
CN¥305.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
MX$111.09
|
$6.35
CN¥45.92
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Puerto Vallarta
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.80
MX$718.27
|
$51.26
CN¥370.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
MX$386.97
|
$33.18
CN¥239.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.42
MX$1,315.92
|
$80.69
CN¥583.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.14
MX$1,428.72
|
$76.44
CN¥552.39
|
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