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Madrid vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost of Living Summary

Madrid is 59.6% more expensive than Puerto Vallarta.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% more in Madrid
Groceries: pay 9.1% more in Madrid
Transportation: pay 83.9% more in Madrid
Housing: pay 61.6% more in Madrid
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Madrid
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% more in Madrid
Clothing: pay 35.0% more in Madrid

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Madrid are more expensive than in Puerto Vallarta. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Madrid.

Madrid vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.0% more for restaurants

	Puerto Vallarta	Madrid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$18.10 €15.55	+66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.17 MX$166.73	$11.68 €10.03	+27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 MX$34.65	$3.13 €2.69	+64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 MX$25.92	$2.19 €1.88	+53.6%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 9.1% more for groceries

	Puerto Vallarta	Madrid
Bread 1 loaf	$3.59 MX$65.25	$1.71 €1.47	-52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.78 MX$105.00	$7.25 €6.22	+25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 MX$113.48	$4.61 €3.96	-26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MX$38.06	$3.36 €2.88	+60.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 MX$88.23	$4.05 €3.48	-16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 MX$20.03	$1.18 €1.01	+7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MX$11.84	$1.02 €0.88	+56.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 MX$13.76	$1.19 €1.03	+57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MX$18.41	$1.26 €1.08	+24.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 MX$18.63	$0.94 €0.81	-8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 MX$25.38	$1.01 €0.87	-27.7%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 83.9% more for transportation

	Puerto Vallarta	Madrid
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 MX$91.31	$7.08 €6.08	+40.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.28 MX$295.97	$45.84 €39.37	+181.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,199.26 MX$276,240.46	$38,541.72 €33,100.05	+153.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.14 MX$493.29	$16.23 €13.94	-40.2%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 61.6% more for housing

	Puerto Vallarta	Madrid
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.90 MX$597.86	$34.54 €29.66	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$990.97 MX$18,010.44	$1,540.98 €1,323.41	+55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$687.02 MX$12,486.27	$1,118.82 €960.85	+62.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.93 MX$1,252.76	$153.78 €132.07	+123.1%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Puerto Vallarta	Madrid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$280.46 MX$5,097.29	$673.20 €578.15	+140.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,862.57 MX$106,549.89	$13,119.76 €11,267.39	+123.8%
Average			+131.9%

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pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Vallarta	Madrid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.40	$4.50 €3.86	+84.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$69.06	$3.20 €2.75	-15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.29 MX$77.94	$7.01 €6.02	+63.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.91 MX$670.87	$51.05 €43.85	+38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.14 MX$147.99	$11.68 €10.03	+43.4%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 35.0% more for clothing

	Puerto Vallarta	Madrid
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.28 MX$986.57	$98.88 €84.92	+82.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.38 MX$624.83	$41.27 €35.44	+20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MX$1,849.82	$107.49 €92.31	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 MX$1,726.50	$125.44 €107.73	+32.0%
Average			+35.0%

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