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Puerto Vallarta vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 44.6% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% less in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 38.7% less in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 54.3% less in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 81.6% less in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.1% less in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 29.7% less in Puerto Vallarta

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Puerto Vallarta.

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Puerto Vallarta vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.5% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Puerto Vallarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$13.91 MX$257.20	-20.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.03	$11.13 MX$205.76	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.04	$1.94 MX$35.86	-31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.19	$1.42 MX$26.22	-36.0%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	Sydney	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.09	$3.55 MX$65.67	+24.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.54	$5.06 MX$93.52	-14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.24	$7.13 MX$131.83	+11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.99	$2.26 MX$41.74	-59.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.24	$5.08 MX$93.87	+17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.60	$1.32 MX$24.34	-27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.09	$0.71 MX$13.21	-50.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.24	$0.90 MX$16.70	-42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.85	$0.96 MX$17.69	-51.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.12	$1.08 MX$19.94	-27.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.54	$1.43 MX$26.48	+33.8%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 38.7% less for transportation

	Sydney	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.77	$5.81 MX$107.37	+7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$217.75	$21.81 MX$403.29	-85.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.36	$29.21 MX$540.12	+79.9%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 54.3% less for housing

	Sydney	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.87	$32.68 MX$604.29	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	$1,324.04 MX$24,485.27	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	$706.52 MX$13,065.67	-59.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$242.35	$67.00 MX$1,239.09	-60.2%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 81.6% less for childcare

	Sydney	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	$333.79 MX$6,172.76	-84.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	$6,316.08 MX$117K	-77.8%
Average			-81.6%

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pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	$3.06 MX$56.58	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.72	$4.17 MX$77.16	+5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$4.42 MX$81.79	-90.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$108.30	$37.09 MX$685.86	-50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.04	$8.62 MX$159.46	-50.5%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 29.7% less for clothing

	Sydney	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$113.19	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	-29.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$100.16	$35.23 MX$651.57	-49.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$160.26	$104.31 MX$1,928.99	-6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$191.68	$97.36 MX$1,800.39	-26.9%
Average			-29.7%

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