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Mexico City
🇲🇽 Mexico
Cost of Living in Puerto Vallarta - Updated Prices & Insights
54.54
Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $784 (excluding rent), and $1,521 including rent.
Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,917 (excluding rent), and $3,260 including rent.
🍽 Eating Out
Cost
Range
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.38 $196
$7.27 $137
$20.77 $393
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$48.2 $911
$32.13 $607
$96.4 $1,822
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.56 $181
$8.97 $170
$10.62 $201
Cappuccino
$3.63 $68.7
$1.35 $25.61
$4.89 $92.4
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 $35.37
$1.28 $24.16
$2.97 $56.2
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.22 $23.01
$0.93 $17.63
$2.59 $49
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.62 $49.56
$1.84 $34.73
$3.15 $59.5
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.26 $80.5
$3.61 $68.3
$4.65 $87.9
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cost
Range
Milk (1 liter)
$1.58 $29.78
$1.04 $19.6
$2 $37.73
White Bread (500g)
$3.57 $67.5
$1.89 $35.69
$4.59 $86.8
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.37 $44.73
$1.05 $19.84
$4.04 $76.4
Eggs
$2.02 $38.2
$1.18 $22.24
$2.6 $49.23
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.37 $215
$8.24 $156
$12.34 $233
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$10.28 $194
$5.98 $113
$34.47 $652
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.66 $315
$9.91 $187
$34.89 $660
Apples (1kg)
$2.4 $45.38
$1.6 $30.25
$7.09 $134
Banana (1kg)
$1.42 $26.76
$1.31 $24.85
$2.41 $45.49
Oranges (1kg)
$1.59 $30.01
$0.88 $16.57
$5.68 $107
Tomato (1kg)
$2.22 $41.88
$0.75 $14.21
$3.36 $63.5
Potato (1kg)
$2.18 $41.25
$1.58 $29.82
$2.39 $45.19
Onion (1kg)
$3.06 $57.9
$2.16 $40.89
$3.57 $67.5
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.48 $27.9
$0.66 $12.56
$1.81 $34.18
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.14 $21.64
$0.64 $12.07
$2.41 $45.58
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.2 $79.3
$3.99 $75.4
$4.25 $80.3
Wine (Bottle)
$10.7 $202
$8.93 $169
$14.44 $273
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.96 $37.11
$1.45 $27.32
$3.32 $62.8
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.29 $62.2
$1.05 $19.85
$3.72 $70.4
🚌 Getting Around
Cost
Range
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.51 $9.65
$0.51 $9.65
$0.72 $13.66
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$15.68 $296
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.95 $55.8
$2.68 $50.7
$4.57 $86.3
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.67 $50.5
$2.11 $39.83
$3.01 $56.9
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.27 $80.7
$4.27 $80.7
$10.68 $202
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.27 $24.04
$1.19 $22.55
$1.31 $24.78
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$15K $284.2K
$15K $284.2K
$24.2K $456.8K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.7K $429.1K
$21.4K $403.8K
$24K $454.3K
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cost
Range
Utilities (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Monthly) (85m2)
$95.4 $1,804
$52.8 $998
$158 $2,995
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$23.21 $439
$18.39 $348
$31.54 $596
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.73 $581
$23.38 $442
$46.77 $884
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cost
Range
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$35.4 $669
$26.03 $492
$52.1 $984
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.28 $251
$10.63 $201
$15.95 $301
Cinema Ticket
$7.79 $147
$4.67 $88.3
$10.39 $196
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cost
Range
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$357 $6,742
$287 $5,426
$470 $8,879
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,255 $118.3K
$5,630 $106.4K
$6,881 $130.1K
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cost
Range
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$52.7 $996
$31.61 $597
$63.2 $1,195
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.14 $626
$26.16 $495
$41.86 $791
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$100 $1,892
$80.1 $1,513
$133 $2,522
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$93.9 $1,775
$80.5 $1,521
$107 $2,028
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cost
Range
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$986 $18.6K
$798 $15.1K
$1,331 $25.2K
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$673 $12.7K
$448 $8,473
$1,047 $19.8K
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,954 $36.9K
$1,579 $29.9K
$3,422 $64.7K
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 $23.9K
$999 $18.9K
$1,841 $34.8K
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,710 $70.1K
$1,603 $30.3K
$6,112 $115.6K
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,915 $36.2K
$1,045 $19.8K
$2,351 $44.4K
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cost
Range
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$994 $18.8K
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.5
11
12
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