Cost of living comparison
Puerto Vallarta is 19.8% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.7% less in Puerto Vallarta
- Groceries
-
pay 11.3% less in Puerto Vallarta
- Transportation
-
pay 29.4% less in Puerto Vallarta
- Housing
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pay 22.1% less in Puerto Vallarta
- Childcare
-
pay 38.2% less in Puerto Vallarta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.4% less in Puerto Vallarta
- Clothing
-
pay 1.6% less in Puerto Vallarta
Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Puerto Vallarta.
If you lived in Puerto Vallarta instead of Rome, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.59
|
$9.93
MX$204.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
$8.19
MX$168.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.17
|
$1.64
MX$33.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.09
|
$1.05
MX$21.67
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
Rome
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.73
|
$2.52
MX$51.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.79
|
$4.06
MX$83.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€6.01
|
$5.53
MX$114.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.65
|
$1.96
MX$40.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.74
|
$3.05
MX$63.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.04
|
$0.99
MX$20.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.89
|
$0.64
MX$13.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.72
MX$14.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.06
|
$0.85
MX$17.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.71
|
$0.86
MX$17.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.76
|
$1.05
MX$21.70
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Rome
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.93
|
$4.53
MX$93.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€36.38
|
$9.93
MX$204.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,984.66
|
$16,381.22
MX$337,967.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.63
|
$22.59
MX$465.99
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Rome
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€28.57
|
$31.18
MX$643.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,144.66
|
$949.03
MX$19,579.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€740.04
|
$639.81
MX$13,200.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€162.21
|
$69.23
MX$1,428.25
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Rome
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€493.46
|
$339.21
MX$6,998.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€10,173.76
|
$5,956.81
MX$122,897.24
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.20
|
$1.99
MX$40.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.48
|
$3.32
MX$68.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.24
|
$3.92
MX$80.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€56.55
|
$30.78
MX$634.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.39
|
$7.45
MX$153.62
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
Rome
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€63.46
|
$59.57
MX$1,228.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.81
|
$33.51
MX$691.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€74.84
|
$93.08
MX$1,920.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€99.23
|
$74.46
MX$1,536.22
|
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