Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 59.5% cheaper than Puerto Vallarta.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Puerto Vallarta, you would:
pay 70.3% less for restaurants
Puerto Vallarta
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.17
MX$120.35
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
MX$13.73
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 64.5% less for groceries
Puerto Vallarta
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
MX$35.97
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
MX$57.17
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
MX$75.02
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MX$33.34
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
MX$44.36
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
MX$18.73
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MX$7.64
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
MX$8.31
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MX$9.93
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
MX$11.50
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$11.25
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 65.3% less for transportation
Puerto Vallarta
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
MX$81.72
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.86
MX$601.75
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,564.70
MX$311,523.06
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
MX$300.47
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 77.8% less for housing
Puerto Vallarta
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.31
MX$592.53
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$839.55
MX$14,088.04
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.90
MX$9,428.99
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.46
MX$880.34
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
Puerto Vallarta
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.23
MX$3,309.64
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,310.20
MX$55,546.46
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Vallarta
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
MX$32.40
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
MX$50.34
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
MX$50.92
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.22
MX$490.35
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
MX$111.09
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Puerto Vallarta
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.80
MX$718.27
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
MX$386.97
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.42
MX$1,315.92
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.14
MX$1,428.72
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
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