Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 7.2% more expensive than Puerto Vallarta.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Puerto Vallarta, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.17
MX$120.35
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
MX$13.73
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
MX$35.97
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
MX$57.17
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
MX$75.02
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MX$33.34
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
MX$44.36
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
MX$18.73
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MX$7.64
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
MX$8.31
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MX$9.93
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
MX$11.50
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$11.25
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
MX$81.72
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.86
MX$601.75
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,564.70
MX$311,523.06
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
MX$300.47
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.31
MX$592.53
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$839.55
MX$14,088.04
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.90
MX$9,428.99
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.46
MX$880.34
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.23
MX$3,309.64
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,310.20
MX$55,546.46
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
MX$32.40
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
MX$50.34
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
MX$50.92
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.22
MX$490.35
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
MX$111.09
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.80
MX$718.27
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
MX$386.97
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.42
MX$1,315.92
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.14
MX$1,428.72
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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