Cost of living comparison

Philippines

compared to

Mexico

Monterrey vs. Angeles Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 2.1 times more expensive than Angeles.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 62.3% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in Monterrey
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.5% more in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Monterrey

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Monterrey are more expensive than in Angeles. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Monterrey.

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Monterrey vs. Angeles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monterrey instead of Angeles, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Angeles	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.19 ₱200.83	$13.91 MX$257.20	+336.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.62 ₱165.18	$11.13 MX$205.76	+324.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 ₱36.40	$1.68 MX$30.99	+190.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 ₱20.46	$1.03 MX$19.03	+216.9%
Average			+301.7%

Angeles vs. Monterrey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.3% more for groceries

	Angeles	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 ₱83.14	$2.95 MX$54.63	+123.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 ₱160.66	$6.13 MX$113.44	+140.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.05 ₱381.06	$7.20 MX$133.19	+19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.71 ₱107.94	$2.56 MX$47.39	+49.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 ₱97.74	$4.28 MX$79.19	+176.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱64.68	$1.52 MX$28.05	+47.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 ₱38.71	$0.71 MX$13.19	+16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ₱67.64	$0.98 MX$18.19	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.06	$1.12 MX$20.72	+134.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱48.85	$1.06 MX$19.52	+36.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱50.10	$1.23 MX$22.77	+54.8%
Average			+62.3%

Angeles vs. Monterrey - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	Angeles	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 ₱264.06	$5.91 MX$109.36	+41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.04 MX$592.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	+0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.71 ₱170.70	$10.57 MX$195.47	+290.1%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Angeles	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.43 ₱1,476.08	$26.79 MX$495.42	+14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$343.51 ₱21,639.14	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	+185.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$197.66 ₱12,451.29	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	+247.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.29 ₱8,522.38	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	-32.1%
Average			+137.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Angeles	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$85.01 ₱5,355.39	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	+727.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,768.24 ₱489K	$11,496.80 MX$213K	+48.0%
Average			+249.9%

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pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Angeles	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ₱62.76	$2.36 MX$43.72	+137.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₱114.22	$4.04 MX$74.68	+122.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.87 ₱180.74	$4.90 MX$90.53	+70.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.68 ₱1,932.96	$31.22 MX$577.27	+1.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.78 ₱301.24	$5.29 MX$97.74	+10.5%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Angeles	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.89 ₱1,820.00	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	+154.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.53 ₱1,230.07	$42.76 MX$790.75	+119.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.10 ₱3,849.19	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	+84.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.79 ₱3,514.48	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	+116.3%
Average			+117.1%

Angeles vs. Monterrey - Cost of clothing

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