Cost of living comparison

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Celaya vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Celaya is 31.2% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 70.3% more in Celaya
Groceries: pay 24.0% more in Celaya
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Celaya
Housing: pay 29.9% less in Celaya
Childcare: pay 23.6% less in Celaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% more in Celaya
Clothing: pay 29.5% more in Celaya

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Celaya are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including housing and childcare are lower in Celaya. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Celaya.

Celaya vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Celaya instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 70.3% more for restaurants

	Manila	Celaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$11.40 MX$207.18	+89.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$8.14 MX$147.99	+89.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.19 MX$21.70	+23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.90 MX$16.44	+79.7%
Average			+70.3%

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pay 24.0% more for groceries

	Manila	Celaya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$2.52 MX$45.88	+89.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$5.43 MX$98.66	+27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$7.29 MX$132.58	-0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.64 MX$48.00	+19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$4.51 MX$81.95	+97.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.47 MX$26.70	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$1.07 MX$19.39	+29.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.98 MX$17.90	-39.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$1.14 MX$20.73	+11.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$1.39 MX$25.21	+18.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$1.57 MX$28.49	+14.1%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Manila	Celaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$5.00 MX$90.90	+19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$27.14 MX$493.29	+97.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$24,970.21 MX$453,823.62	-1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$13.79 MX$250.55	+371.4%
Average			+121.8%

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pay 29.9% less for housing

	Manila	Celaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$30.76 MX$559.06	+13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$244.27 MX$4,439.58	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$217.13 MX$3,946.29	-13.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$33.09 MX$601.36	-67.1%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 23.6% less for childcare

	Manila	Celaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$193.61 MX$3,518.78	+39.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$2,214.75 MX$40,252.18	-87.0%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Celaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$2.71 MX$49.33	+85.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$3.09 MX$56.23	+19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$4.07 MX$73.99	+24.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$5.70 MX$103.59	-23.8%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 29.5% more for clothing

	Manila	Celaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$54.28 MX$986.57	+10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$38.00 MX$690.60	+28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$99.50 MX$1,808.39	+23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$77.79 MX$1,413.76	+56.5%
Average			+29.5%

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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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