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Puerto Vallarta vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 7.4% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% less in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 40.0% more in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 12.0% more in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 5.5% less in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 42.9% less in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% less in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 18.6% less in Puerto Vallarta

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

Puerto Vallarta vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.7% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Puerto Vallarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.01	$9.93 MX$204.83	+0.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN35.88	$8.19 MX$168.98	-5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.43	$1.64 MX$33.85	-8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.41	$1.05 MX$21.67	-41.3%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 40.0% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.51	$2.52 MX$51.94	+131.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN18.06	$4.06 MX$83.77	-6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN15.73	$5.53 MX$114.01	+45.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN12.53	$1.96 MX$40.36	-35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN10.52	$3.05 MX$63.00	+20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.88	$0.99 MX$20.43	+118.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN3.09	$0.64 MX$13.23	-14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.40	$0.72 MX$14.77	-12.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.75	$0.85 MX$17.62	-38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.72	$0.86 MX$17.78	+107.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.94	$1.05 MX$21.70	+124.6%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 12.0% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN25.69	$4.53 MX$93.37	-27.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN112.77	$9.93 MX$204.83	-63.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN127,318.12	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	-46.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.80	$22.59 MX$465.99	+185.2%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 5.5% less for housing

	Warsaw	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN71.23	$31.18 MX$643.39	+81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,433.50	$949.03 MX$19,579.77	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,448.57	$639.81 MX$13,200.07	-23.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN929.88	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	-69.2%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 42.9% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN2,103.78	$339.21 MX$6,998.32	-33.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN52,115.37	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	-52.6%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.38	$1.99 MX$40.97	-46.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN15.17	$3.32 MX$68.49	-9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN19.73	$3.92 MX$80.91	-17.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN175.03	$30.78 MX$634.97	-27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN35.88	$7.45 MX$153.62	-14.0%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 18.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN370.57	$59.57 MX$1,228.97	-33.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN172.16	$33.51 MX$691.30	-19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN365.90	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN423.29	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	-27.1%
Average			-18.6%

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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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