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Puerto Vallarta vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 66.1% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 99.5% more in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 87.7% more in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 87.9% more in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 14.2% less in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.2% more in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Puerto Vallarta

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

Puerto Vallarta vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.5% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Puerto Vallarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH303.94	$9.93 MX$204.83	+37.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.28	$8.19 MX$168.98	+36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH26.10	$1.64 MX$33.85	+164.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.99	$1.05 MX$21.67	+160.2%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 87.7% more for groceries

	Kiev	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.86	$2.52 MX$51.94	+232.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH182.56	$4.06 MX$83.77	-6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH169.40	$5.53 MX$114.01	+37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH65.99	$1.96 MX$40.36	+24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH80.93	$3.05 MX$63.00	+58.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH14.19	$0.99 MX$20.43	+193.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.55	$0.64 MX$13.23	-8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.10	$0.72 MX$14.77	+0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH38.10	$0.85 MX$17.62	-5.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.14	$0.86 MX$17.78	+198.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH13.01	$1.05 MX$21.70	+240.2%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 87.9% more for transportation

	Kiev	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH216.46	$4.53 MX$93.37	-12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH395.12	$9.93 MX$204.83	+5.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,285,151.00	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	-46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH188.44	$22.59 MX$465.99	+404.3%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Kiev	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH242.23	$31.18 MX$643.39	+441.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,511.01	$949.03 MX$19,579.77	+62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,771.37	$639.81 MX$13,200.07	+82.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,134.33	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	-7.1%
Average			+144.9%

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pay 14.2% less for childcare

	Kiev	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,727.58	$339.21 MX$6,998.32	-9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH310,190.57	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	-19.2%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH50.66	$1.99 MX$40.97	+64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH61.15	$3.32 MX$68.49	+128.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH100.30	$3.92 MX$80.91	+64.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,092.35	$30.78 MX$634.97	+18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH202.63	$7.45 MX$153.62	+54.6%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Kiev	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,811.24	$59.57 MX$1,228.97	-10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,582.97	$33.51 MX$691.30	-10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,830.40	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,797.48	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	-17.5%
Average			-9.2%

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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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