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Guadalajara vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost of Living Summary

Guadalajara is 1.8% cheaper than Puerto Vallarta.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% less in Guadalajara
Groceries: pay 10.9% less in Guadalajara
Transportation: pay 22.8% more in Guadalajara
Housing: pay 31.9% less in Guadalajara
Childcare: pay 32.7% more in Guadalajara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% less in Guadalajara
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Guadalajara

The cost of childcare, transportation, and clothing in Guadalajara are more expensive than in Puerto Vallarta. Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Guadalajara.

Guadalajara vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.6% less for restaurants

	Puerto Vallarta	Guadalajara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$10.86 MX$195.57
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.17 MX$165.26	$8.14 MX$146.68	-11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 MX$34.35	$1.45 MX$26.19	-23.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 MX$25.69	$0.91 MX$16.46	-35.9%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 10.9% less for groceries

	Puerto Vallarta	Guadalajara
Bread 1 loaf	$3.59 MX$64.68	$2.56 MX$46.10	-28.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.78 MX$104.08	$4.92 MX$88.65	-14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 MX$112.48	$5.67 MX$102.13	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MX$37.72	$2.35 MX$42.26	+12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 MX$87.45	$3.65 MX$65.70	-24.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 MX$19.85	$1.22 MX$21.89	+10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MX$11.74	$0.69 MX$12.34	+5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 MX$13.63	$0.89 MX$15.95	+17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MX$18.25	$0.70 MX$12.62	-30.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 MX$18.46	$0.83 MX$15.01	-18.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 MX$25.15	$0.87 MX$15.72	-37.5%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 22.8% more for transportation

	Puerto Vallarta	Guadalajara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 MX$90.50	$5.15 MX$92.69	+2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.28 MX$293.35	$27.14 MX$488.92	+66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,199.26 MX$273,797.94	$24,427.38 MX$440,032.41	+60.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.14 MX$488.92	$16.61 MX$299.14	-38.8%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 31.9% less for housing

	Puerto Vallarta	Guadalajara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.90 MX$592.58	$27.51 MX$495.56	-16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$990.97 MX$17,851.19	$756.57 MX$13,628.78	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$687.02 MX$12,375.86	$491.61 MX$8,855.85	-28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.93 MX$1,241.69	$28.09 MX$506.07	-59.2%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 32.7% more for childcare

	Puerto Vallarta	Guadalajara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$280.46 MX$5,052.22	$220.52 MX$3,972.51	-21.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,862.57 MX$105,607.78	$10,947.81 MX$197,212.75	+86.7%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Vallarta	Guadalajara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.00	$2.17 MX$39.11	-11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$68.45	$3.49 MX$62.92	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.29 MX$77.25	$4.61 MX$83.12	+7.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.91 MX$664.94	$35.43 MX$638.14	-4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.14 MX$146.68	$5.21 MX$93.89	-36.0%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Puerto Vallarta	Guadalajara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.28 MX$977.85	$56.01 MX$1,008.88	+3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.38 MX$619.30	$46.85 MX$843.93	+36.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MX$1,833.47	$103.97 MX$1,872.96	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 MX$1,711.24	$89.03 MX$1,603.71	-6.3%
Average			+8.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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