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Puerto Vallarta vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 35.2% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% more in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 96.3% more in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 65.6% more in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 80.5% more in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 37.5% less in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% more in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in Puerto Vallarta

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Puerto Vallarta are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Puerto Vallarta. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Puerto Vallarta.

Puerto Vallarta vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.0% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Puerto Vallarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY308.68	$9.93 MX$204.83	+13.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY257.24	$8.19 MX$168.98	+12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY44.97	$1.64 MX$33.85	+29.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY17.84	$1.05 MX$21.67	+108.3%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 96.3% more for groceries

	Ankara	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY29.52	$2.52 MX$51.94	+201.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY163.07	$4.06 MX$83.77	-11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY138.06	$5.53 MX$114.01	+41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY59.48	$1.96 MX$40.36	+16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY95.51	$3.05 MX$63.00	+13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.21	$0.99 MX$20.43	+103.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY31.18	$0.64 MX$13.23	-27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.07	$0.72 MX$14.77	+57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.16	$0.85 MX$17.62	+57.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.75	$0.86 MX$17.78	+248.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.12	$1.05 MX$21.70	+358.0%
Average			+96.3%

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pay 65.6% more for transportation

	Ankara	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY170.35	$4.53 MX$93.37	-6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY308.68	$9.93 MX$204.83	+13.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,586,636.89	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	-63.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY191.17	$22.59 MX$465.99	+318.0%
Average			+65.6%

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pay 80.5% more for housing

	Ankara	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY406.95	$31.18 MX$643.39	+171.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY20,964.04	$949.03 MX$19,579.77	+60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,129.49	$639.81 MX$13,200.07	+60.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,877.75	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	+30.4%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY17,764.43	$339.21 MX$6,998.32	-32.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY367,550.84	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	-42.7%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY123.47	$1.99 MX$40.97	-43.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY100.57	$3.32 MX$68.49	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY72.03	$3.92 MX$80.91	+92.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,447.29	$30.78 MX$634.97	-24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY205.79	$7.45 MX$153.62	+28.0%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,004.67	$59.57 MX$1,228.97	+5.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,612.22	$33.51 MX$691.30	-26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,686.05	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	-10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,299.98	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	-20.2%
Average			-13.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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