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Puerto Vallarta vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 26.7% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% less in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 5.2% less in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 28.2% less in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 31.2% less in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 40.5% less in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.4% less in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 22.0% less in Puerto Vallarta

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

Puerto Vallarta vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.2% less for restaurants

	Madrid	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	$10.72 €10.39	$8.19 MX$168.98	-23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.79 €2.70	$1.64 MX$33.85	-41.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 €1.75	$1.05 MX$21.67	-41.8%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 5.2% less for groceries

	Madrid	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 €1.45	$2.52 MX$51.94	+68.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.92 €6.71	$4.06 MX$83.77	-41.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €4.27	$5.53 MX$114.01	+25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 €2.96	$1.96 MX$40.36	-35.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.78 €3.67	$3.05 MX$63.00	-19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.09	$0.99 MX$20.43	-12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.84	$0.64 MX$13.23	-26.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.97	$0.72 MX$14.77	-28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 €1.02	$0.85 MX$17.62	-18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.81	$0.86 MX$17.78	+3.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.80	$1.05 MX$21.70	+28.3%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 28.2% less for transportation

	Madrid	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 €6.58	$4.53 MX$93.37	-33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.87 €41.58	$9.93 MX$204.83	-76.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,759.38 €34,679.12	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	-54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.90 €14.45	$22.59 MX$465.99	+51.6%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 31.2% less for housing

	Madrid	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.85 €30.88	$31.18 MX$643.39	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,468.90 €1,424.52	$949.03 MX$19,579.77	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,074.71 €1,042.24	$639.81 MX$13,200.07	-40.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.03 €126.10	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	-46.8%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 40.5% less for childcare

	Madrid	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$567.57 €550.42	$339.21 MX$6,998.32	-40.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,069.47 €9,765.28	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	-40.8%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75 €3.64	$1.99 MX$40.97	-47.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 €2.51	$3.32 MX$68.49	+28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.24	$3.92 MX$80.91	-39.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.11 €41.81	$30.78 MX$634.97	-28.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.39	$7.45 MX$153.62	-30.5%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 22.0% less for clothing

	Madrid	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.50 €87.77	$59.57 MX$1,228.97	-34.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.21 €36.09	$33.51 MX$691.30	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.88 €94.92	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	-4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.40 €117.73	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	-38.7%
Average			-22.0%

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