Cost of living comparison
Russia is 11.6% cheaper than Puerto Vallarta.
If you lived in Russia instead of Puerto Vallarta, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
Puerto Vallarta
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.17
MX$120.35
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
MX$13.73
|
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Puerto Vallarta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
MX$35.97
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
MX$57.17
|
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
MX$75.02
|
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MX$33.34
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
MX$44.36
|
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
MX$18.73
|
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MX$7.64
|
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
MX$8.31
|
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MX$9.93
|
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
MX$11.50
|
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$11.25
|
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
Puerto Vallarta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
MX$81.72
|
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.86
MX$601.75
|
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,564.70
MX$311,523.06
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
MX$300.47
|
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
Puerto Vallarta
|
Russia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.31
MX$592.53
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$839.55
MX$14,088.04
|
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.90
MX$9,428.99
|
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.46
MX$880.34
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
|
pay 26.8% more for childcare
Puerto Vallarta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.23
MX$3,309.64
|
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,310.20
MX$55,546.46
|
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Vallarta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
MX$32.40
|
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
MX$50.34
|
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
MX$50.92
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.22
MX$490.35
|
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
MX$111.09
|
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
Puerto Vallarta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.80
MX$718.27
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
MX$386.97
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.42
MX$1,315.92
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.14
MX$1,428.72
|
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
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