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Mexico City vs. General Santos Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 91.8% more expensive than General Santos.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 34.2% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 51.7% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 31.1% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.4% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 41.5% more in Mexico City

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Mexico City are more expensive than in General Santos. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. General Santos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of General Santos, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	General Santos	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱252.18	$10.86 MX$198.62	+152.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.01 ₱176.52	$8.82 MX$161.38	+193.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₱18.16	$1.73 MX$31.68	+459.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₱15.13	$1.30 MX$23.86	+405.4%
Average			+302.5%

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pay 34.2% more for groceries

	General Santos	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 ₱73.13	$2.63 MX$48.03	+110.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.92 ₱171.48	$5.04 MX$92.21	+72.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 ₱396.47	$6.54 MX$119.62	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 ₱118.69	$2.61 MX$47.69	+28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 ₱116.67	$3.80 MX$69.61	+91.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 ₱75.49	$1.37 MX$25.05	+6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₱29.92	$0.80 MX$14.63	+56.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱60.58	$0.97 MX$17.81	-5.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ₱35.57	$0.91 MX$16.58	+49.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱55.90	$0.96 MX$17.54	+0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.42 ₱83.50	$0.99 MX$18.19	-30.2%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 51.7% more for transportation

	General Santos	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.09 ₱239.60	$5.14 MX$93.99	+25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.60 ₱504.35	$19.54 MX$357.52	+127.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,503.90 ₱1,260,880.84	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.75 ₱161.39	$4.42 MX$80.95	+60.7%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 31.1% less for housing

	General Santos	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.83 ₱1,983.79	$30.93 MX$565.92	-8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$677.25 MX$12,390.21
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.46 ₱4,717.71	$37.36 MX$683.53	-53.6%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	General Santos	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.64 ₱6,780.74	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	+272.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,741.40 ₱453,917.10	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	+40.8%
Average			+156.5%

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pay 87.4% more for entertainment and sports

	General Santos	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.29 ₱75.65	$3.26 MX$59.59	+152.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ₱126.09	$3.81 MX$69.77	+77.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 ₱151.31	$4.34 MX$79.45	+68.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$58.44 MX$1,069.25
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.30 ₱252.18	$6.51 MX$119.17	+51.5%
Average			+87.4%

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pay 41.5% more for clothing

	General Santos	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.51 ₱3,782.64	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.25 ₱1,714.80	$48.08 MX$879.56	+64.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.26 ₱4,413.08	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	+40.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.66 ₱3,908.73	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	+66.4%
Average			+41.5%

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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: December 2025

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