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Reykjavik vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 2.5 times more expensive than Puerto Vallarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 79.5% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Puerto Vallarta	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$27.48 ISK3,517	+153.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.17 MX$166.73	$22.76 ISK2,913	+148.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 MX$34.65	$3.34 ISK427	+74.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 MX$25.92	$2.70 ISK345	+89.1%
Average			+116.3%

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pay 79.5% more for groceries

	Puerto Vallarta	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$3.59 MX$65.25	$4.63 ISK593	+29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.78 MX$105.00	$9.44 ISK1,208	+63.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 MX$113.48	$7.63 ISK976	+22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MX$38.06	$6.50 ISK832	+210.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 MX$88.23	$11.29 ISK1,445	+132.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 MX$20.03	$1.59 ISK204	+44.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MX$11.84	$1.17 ISK150	+79.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 MX$13.76	$1.49 ISK190	+96.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MX$18.41	$2.54 ISK325	+150.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 MX$18.63	$1.70 ISK217	+65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 MX$25.38	$1.13 ISK145	-19.1%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Puerto Vallarta	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 MX$91.31	$9.66 ISK1,236	+92.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.28 MX$295.97	$88.58 ISK11,337	+444.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,199.26 MX$276,240.46	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	+234.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.14 MX$493.29	$28.07 ISK3,592	+3.4%
Average			+193.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Puerto Vallarta	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.90 MX$597.86	$81.97 ISK10,490	+149.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$990.97 MX$18,010.44	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	+128.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$687.02 MX$12,486.27	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	+196.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.93 MX$1,252.76	$60.87 ISK7,791	-11.7%
Average			+115.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Puerto Vallarta	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$280.46 MX$5,097.29	$327.78 ISK41,949	+16.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,862.57 MX$106,549.89	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	+423.8%
Average			+220.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Vallarta	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.40	$13.12 ISK1,680	+437.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$69.06	$6.17 ISK790	+62.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.29 MX$77.94	$13.94 ISK1,783	+225.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.91 MX$670.87	$87.35 ISK11,179	+136.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.14 MX$147.99	$17.18 ISK2,199	+111.0%
Average			+194.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Puerto Vallarta	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.28 MX$986.57	$145.10 ISK18,569	+167.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.38 MX$624.83	$63.97 ISK8,187	+86.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MX$1,849.82	$193.43 ISK24,755	+90.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 MX$1,726.50	$248.79 ISK31,840	+161.9%
Average			+126.3%

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