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Puerto Vallarta vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 31.9% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% less in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 15.3% less in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 47.4% less in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 40.5% less in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 13.9% less in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% less in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 24.3% less in Puerto Vallarta

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

Puerto Vallarta vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.7% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Puerto Vallarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$9.93 MX$204.83	-38.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.79 €11.43	$8.19 MX$168.98	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 €2.80	$1.64 MX$33.85	-43.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 €2.75	$1.05 MX$21.67	-63.0%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 15.3% less for groceries

	Berlin	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.90	$2.52 MX$51.94	+28.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 €6.46	$4.06 MX$83.77	-39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.57 €4.43	$5.53 MX$114.01	+20.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €3.18	$1.96 MX$40.36	-40.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €5.24	$3.05 MX$63.00	-43.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.30	$0.99 MX$20.43	-26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.81	$0.64 MX$13.23	-22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.97	$0.72 MX$14.77	-28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 €1.79	$0.85 MX$17.62	-53.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.80	$0.86 MX$17.78	+4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.77	$1.05 MX$21.70	+32.1%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 47.4% less for transportation

	Berlin	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.97	$4.53 MX$93.37	-37.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.52 €50.93	$9.93 MX$204.83	-81.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,799.21 €30,838.59	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	-48.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.37 €28.48	$22.59 MX$465.99	-23.1%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 40.5% less for housing

	Berlin	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.99 €43.63	$31.18 MX$643.39	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,278.77 €1,240.14	$949.03 MX$19,579.77	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$938.86 €910.50	$639.81 MX$13,200.07	-31.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.55 €255.59	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	-73.7%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 13.9% less for childcare

	Berlin	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.98 €297.71	$339.21 MX$6,998.32	+10.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,639.17 €9,347.98	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	-38.2%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 €4.16	$1.99 MX$40.97	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.98 €3.86	$3.32 MX$68.49	-16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.11 €8.83	$3.92 MX$80.91	-57.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.89 €36.74	$30.78 MX$634.97	-18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 €13.25	$7.45 MX$153.62	-45.5%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 24.3% less for clothing

	Berlin	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.49 €82.91	$59.57 MX$1,228.97	-30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.99 €39.75	$33.51 MX$691.30	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.49 €92.61	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.30 €134.12	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	-46.2%
Average			-24.3%

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