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Philippines vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost of Living Summary

Philippines is 32.0% cheaper than Puerto Vallarta.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% less in Philippines
Groceries: pay 11.0% less in Philippines
Transportation: pay 17.2% less in Philippines
Housing: pay 37.4% less in Philippines
Childcare: pay 28.8% less in Philippines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% less in Philippines
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Philippines

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Philippines.

Philippines vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.5% less for restaurants

	Puerto Vallarta	Philippines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$3.83 ₱224.46	-64.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.17 MX$165.44	$3.27 ₱191.71	-64.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 MX$34.39	$0.69 ₱40.57	-63.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 MX$25.72	$0.38 ₱22.26	-73.3%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 11.0% less for groceries

	Puerto Vallarta	Philippines
Bread 1 loaf	$3.59 MX$64.75	$1.24 ₱72.74	-65.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.78 MX$104.19	$3.91 ₱228.78	-32.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 MX$112.61	$7.02 ₱411.02	+12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MX$37.76	$2.06 ₱120.44	-1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 MX$87.55	$1.91 ₱112.03	-60.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 MX$19.87	$1.42 ₱83.12	+28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MX$11.75	$0.65 ₱37.80	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 MX$13.65	$1.17 ₱68.49	+54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MX$18.27	$0.69 ₱40.56	-31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 MX$18.48	$0.95 ₱55.55	-7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 MX$25.18	$1.17 ₱68.63	-16.1%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 17.2% less for transportation

	Puerto Vallarta	Philippines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 MX$90.60	$4.15 ₱242.89	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.28 MX$293.68	$12.67 ₱741.94	-22.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,199.26 MX$274,103.45	$24,414.32 ₱1,430,227.48	+60.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.14 MX$489.47	$2.78 ₱162.74	-89.8%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 37.4% less for housing

	Puerto Vallarta	Philippines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.90 MX$593.24	$27.95 ₱1,637.12	-15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$990.97 MX$17,871.11	$254.21 ₱14,891.75	-74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$687.02 MX$12,389.67	$161.64 ₱9,469.04	-76.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.93 MX$1,243.07	$80.13 ₱4,693.84	+16.2%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 28.8% less for childcare

	Puerto Vallarta	Philippines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$280.46 MX$5,057.86	$130.02 ₱7,616.67	-53.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,862.57 MX$105,725.62	$5,634.78 ₱330,093.92	-3.9%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Vallarta	Philippines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.05	$1.20 ₱70.20	-50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$68.53	$2.17 ₱127.16	-42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.29 MX$77.34	$2.73 ₱159.79	-36.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.91 MX$665.68	$30.80 ₱1,804.18	-16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.14 MX$146.84	$5.63 ₱329.55	-30.9%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Puerto Vallarta	Philippines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.28 MX$978.94	$41.17 ₱2,411.77	-24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.38 MX$620.00	$25.58 ₱1,498.48	-25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MX$1,835.51	$69.76 ₱4,086.86	-31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 MX$1,713.15	$65.98 ₱3,865.00	-30.5%
Average			-27.9%

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