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Luke

Nov 30, 1919, 12:00 AM

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Cost of Living in Puerto Vallarta - Comment

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I often see this subject broached as a topic of conversation, so I thought I would provide our results. We are not long term residents of PV simply tourists who decided to stay a little long after the vacation was over.Rent 3000 pesos, very large apartment with enclosed garageelectricity 150 pesos per month , no ACfood 300 pesos per week, plus maybe another 50 pesos per week at the fruit and vegetable stand located at the open air market. This is actually more food than we need because we are buying more fruits and vegetables and starting to have pesos left over in that budget, I suspect the food part at the super market will go down.Beer 10-12 pesos at the non tourist establishmentsCigs if you smoke 11 pesos per packInitials observations, yes it is much cheaper to live in Mexico, even in a tourist city.

gpk

Nov 30, 1919, 12:00 AM

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Check your figures...

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I live in Mexico and I own a condo in PV. Your apartment is certainly not in a tourist area. Also, NO way do you eat for 300 pesos ($30) per week, unless you're eating beans, rice and totillas.

Luke

Nov 30, 1919, 12:00 AM

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Checked my figures... calculator is working properly

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I won't comment on your your comments but.........
all I will say is oh yes we do, and as a matter of fact I'm considering a diet because I putting on a little around the middle.

Lucy

Nov 30, 1919, 12:00 AM

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Interesting

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Interesting. One man's castle is another man's dirt floor hut. One man's food bill is another man's tab for a good night on the town. It is a good point to remind us how hard it is to answer questions regarding the cost of living in Mexico. We all have different standards and priorities. I lived in PV until February. Had a nice studio 4 blocks east of the beach. It was furnished nicely and had tv and cable. Total cost was $400/ US. Not cheap but reasonable. I'm sure I could have found something less expensive in Old Town or a bit out of town. Depends on our needs.. I had people tell me they were living by Sam's for $200/US. Hard to imagine what it was like but who knows.. I just know I found something that was fine for me....
: I live in Mexico and I own a condo in PV. Your apartment is certainly not in a tourist area. Also, NO way do you eat for 300 pesos ($30) per week, unless you're eating beans, rice and totillas.

Esteban

Nov 30, 1919, 12:00 AM

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If you buy the inexpensive in-season fruits and veggies and shop sales on meat items, you can cut it way down. We bought good lean pork, double tagged (sale item) at Sam's Club for 21 pesos a kilo the other day. If you eat the meat in pasta or in tacos or quesadillas or some kind of soup, it'll go a long way. Mega had whole chickens for 9.5 pesos a kilo the other day and Walmart had lean hamburger for 19 pesos a kilo. After figuring out what a big burger costs me at home (approx. .80 USD) It's hard for me to pay the 45 pesos for the big burgers at my favorite joints in town. I'd say we spend about 500 pesos a week but we buy what we want including our favorite coffee, Blason Expresso. We go through about a kilo a month. It runs about 35 pesos for 500 grams. If we're being thrifty, we'll still eat out once in a while but at places where we get a good big meal for about 35 pesos each including tip and a non-alcoholic drink. Beer runs between 8 and 12 pesos away from the Golden Zone but you can buy a case of cold ones for 5.5 pesos each. A couple can eat very inexpensively if you so chose and have the discipline to do so. Oh by the way, we live in Mazatlan.

Luke

Nov 30, 1919, 12:00 AM

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Apartment is a large 1 bedroom, with a too large diningroom, and a large livingroom. Directly below the apartment is the garage. There is a spiral staircase leading from the garage to the mainfloor. The apartment has 2 balconies. Gas and water is supplied and we pay electricity. It is located in a mexican neighborhood approximately 10 minutes walk from downtown. I am a spagetti, pasta, seafood, salad type of person. My wife and I normally eat different meals and I often make my meals in advance and freeze them. n average the food bill per week is $300 pesos.