Looking for a basic budget for a frugal lifestyle in Puerto Vallarta. Eating mostly at home. Decent internet, housing with basics.
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| ⭐️ Overall Score | 228 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Mexico |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 22 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 22 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 29°C 84°F + Humid (87%) = feels 36°C 97°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 57 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Telcel |
| 💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 4.63 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 463 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 12% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 200,000 people |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Volaris |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Aeromexico |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,427 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $990 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,132 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $323 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $255 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $130 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $804 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $38 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (852 listings) | $2,551 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $84 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $2 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
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| Feels | 8831° hot | 8630° warm | 8630° warm | 8630° warm | 9032° hot | 9937° hot | 10440° hot | 10641° scorching | 10038° hot | 10239° hot | 9937° hot | 8831° hot |
| Real | 8228° very warm | 8127° warm | 8228° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8731° hot | 8831° hot | 8831° hot | 8630° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8228° very warm |
| Humidity | sweaty 71% | sweaty 72% | nice 64% | nice 64% | nice 63% | sweaty 75% | sweaty 78% | sweaty 81% | sweaty 82% | sweaty 85% | sweaty 77% | nice 70% |
| Rain | dry 13mm | dry 6mm | dry 2mm | dry 2mm | dry 3mm | rainy 88mm | rainy 137mm | rainy 179mm | rainy 241mm | rainy 173mm | dry 48mm | dry 7mm |
| Cloud | pockets 36% | pockets 27% | clear 7% | pockets 27% | pockets 20% | cloudy 55% | cloudy 71% | cloudy 79% | cloudy 79% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 54% | pockets 21% |
| Sun | sunburn 7 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI |
| Nomad List members | 2 people | 3 people | 2 people | 3 people | 2 people | 2 people | 2 people | 2 people | 1 people | 1 people | 3 people | 3 people |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very humid now
❌ Not many members right now
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not great
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
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29 points in Puerto Vallarta by@jerryblackwell | 10mo | last 10mo 9 months ago | last 9 months ago
Looking for a basic budget for a frugal lifestyle in Puerto Vallarta. Eating mostly at home. Decent internet, housing with basics.
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