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Puerto Vallarta vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 36.4% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% less in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 33.6% less in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 23.2% less in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 42.0% less in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 68.1% less in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% less in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 14.5% less in Puerto Vallarta

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

Puerto Vallarta vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.1% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Puerto Vallarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$25.95	$9.93 MX$204.83	-44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$15.57	$8.19 MX$168.98	-24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$3.14	$1.64 MX$33.85	-24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.21	$1.05 MX$21.67	-31.4%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 33.6% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.83	$2.52 MX$51.94	-5.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$9.07	$4.06 MX$83.77	-35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$14.34	$5.53 MX$114.01	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.79	$1.96 MX$40.36	-41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.51	$3.05 MX$63.00	-48.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.79	$0.99 MX$20.43	-48.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.92	$0.64 MX$13.23	+0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$2.08	$0.72 MX$14.77	-50.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.44	$0.85 MX$17.62	-49.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.74	$0.86 MX$17.78	-28.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.89	$1.05 MX$21.70	-19.5%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 23.2% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$6.00	$4.53 MX$93.37	+9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$133.65	$9.93 MX$204.83	-89.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$35,270.16	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$27.15	$22.59 MX$465.99	+20.2%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 42.0% less for housing

	Ottawa	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$72.55	$31.18 MX$643.39	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$2,059.51	$949.03 MX$19,579.77	-33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,834.21	$639.81 MX$13,200.07	-49.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$189.74	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	-47.3%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 68.1% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,444.35	$339.21 MX$6,998.32	-66.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$28,802.64	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	-70.1%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$8.30	$1.99 MX$40.97	-65.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.36	$3.32 MX$68.49	-10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$18.68	$3.92 MX$80.91	-69.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$66.85	$30.78 MX$634.97	-33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$15.57	$7.45 MX$153.62	-30.9%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 14.5% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$82.63	$59.57 MX$1,228.97	+4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$64.13	$33.51 MX$691.30	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$141.26	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$160.16	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	-32.8%
Average			-14.5%

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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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