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Lima vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 6.6% cheaper than Puerto Vallarta.

Restaurants: pay 43.5% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 17.8% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 47.5% more in Lima
Housing: pay 33.5% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 2.8% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 1.4% less in Lima

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

Lima vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.5% less for restaurants

	Puerto Vallarta	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$5.23 PEN19.58	-47.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.19 MX$168.98	$6.10 PEN22.84	-25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 MX$33.85	$0.83 PEN3.10	-49.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 MX$21.67	$0.51 PEN1.91	-51.6%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 17.8% less for groceries

	Puerto Vallarta	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 MX$51.94	$2.42 PEN9.08	-3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 MX$83.77	$4.22 PEN15.82	+4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 MX$114.01	$4.95 PEN18.56	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.96 MX$40.36	$2.70 PEN10.14	+38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 MX$63.00	$2.25 PEN8.42	-26.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$20.43	$0.87 PEN3.28	-11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MX$13.23	$0.50 PEN1.89	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MX$14.77	$0.48 PEN1.80	-32.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.62	$0.52 PEN1.96	-38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MX$17.78	$0.53 PEN2.00	-38.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 MX$21.70	$0.48 PEN1.79	-54.7%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 47.5% more for transportation

	Puerto Vallarta	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.53 MX$93.37	$5.39 PEN20.18	+19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 MX$204.83	$23.85 PEN89.38	+140.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	+41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.59 MX$465.99	$20.14 PEN75.48	-10.8%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 33.5% less for housing

	Puerto Vallarta	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.18 MX$643.39	$26.56 PEN99.54	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$949.03 MX$19,579.77	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$639.81 MX$13,200.07	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	-43.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	$44.01 PEN164.91	-36.4%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 2.8% less for childcare

	Puerto Vallarta	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$339.21 MX$6,998.32	$213.68 PEN800.73	-37.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	+31.3%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Vallarta	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 MX$40.97	$2.12 PEN7.95	+6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 MX$68.49	$2.62 PEN9.82	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$5.30 PEN19.86	+35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.78 MX$634.97	$30.52 PEN114.35	-0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 MX$153.62	$7.95 PEN29.79	+6.8%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 1.4% less for clothing

	Puerto Vallarta	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.57 MX$1,228.97	$42.79 PEN160.36	-28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.51 MX$691.30	$34.98 PEN131.09	+4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	$85.21 PEN319.30	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	$94.35 PEN353.56	+26.7%
Average			-1.4%

Puerto Vallarta vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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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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