Cost of living comparison
Peru is 17.5% cheaper than Puerto Vallarta.
If you lived in Peru instead of Puerto Vallarta, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
Puerto Vallarta
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.17
MX$120.35
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
MX$13.73
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Puerto Vallarta
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
MX$35.97
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
MX$57.17
|
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
MX$75.02
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MX$33.34
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
MX$44.36
|
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
MX$18.73
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MX$7.64
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
MX$8.31
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MX$9.93
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
MX$11.50
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$11.25
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Puerto Vallarta
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
MX$81.72
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.86
MX$601.75
|
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,564.70
MX$311,523.06
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
MX$300.47
|
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Puerto Vallarta
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.31
MX$592.53
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$839.55
MX$14,088.04
|
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.90
MX$9,428.99
|
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.46
MX$880.34
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 14.4% more for childcare
Puerto Vallarta
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.23
MX$3,309.64
|
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,310.20
MX$55,546.46
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Puerto Vallarta
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
MX$32.40
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
MX$50.34
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
MX$50.92
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.22
MX$490.35
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
MX$111.09
|
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Puerto Vallarta
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.80
MX$718.27
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
MX$386.97
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.42
MX$1,315.92
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.14
MX$1,428.72
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
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