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Mazatlan vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Mazatlan is 48.4% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 84.7% more in Mazatlan
Groceries: pay 12.2% less in Mazatlan
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Mazatlan
Housing: pay 59.9% more in Mazatlan
Childcare: pay 63.0% less in Mazatlan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% more in Mazatlan
Clothing: pay 30.1% more in Mazatlan

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

Mazatlan vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.7% more for restaurants

	Manila	Mazatlan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$10.83 MX$195.11	+79.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$8.39 MX$151.21	+95.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.44 MX$26.01	+48.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$1.08 MX$19.51	+115.1%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 12.2% less for groceries

	Manila	Mazatlan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$2.57 MX$46.24	+92.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$4.06 MX$73.16	-5.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$6.05 MX$108.94	-17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$2.62 MX$47.21	+18.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$3.03 MX$54.56	+32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$1.23 MX$22.12	-19.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.74 MX$13.27	-10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.74 MX$13.27	-55.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$0.22 MX$3.98	-78.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.74 MX$13.27	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.61 MX$11.02	-55.5%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Manila	Mazatlan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$5.01 MX$90.29	+19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$40.62 MX$731.65	+195.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$28,160.17 MX$507,274.53	+11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$23.02 MX$414.60	+687.0%
Average			+228.3%

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pay 59.9% more for housing

	Manila	Mazatlan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$42.06 MX$757.66	+55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$880.01 MX$15,852.33	+71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$676.93 MX$12,194.10	+168.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$44.17 MX$795.72	-56.0%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 63.0% less for childcare

	Manila	Mazatlan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$86.65 MX$1,560.84	-37.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$1,949.55 MX$35,119.01	-88.6%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Mazatlan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$2.03 MX$36.58	+38.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$3.43 MX$61.78	+32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$4.06 MX$73.16	+24.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$43.32 MX$780.42	+2.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$4.33 MX$78.04	-42.1%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 30.1% more for clothing

	Manila	Mazatlan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$63.18 MX$1,138.12	+28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$27.08 MX$487.76	-8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$111.02 MX$1,999.83	+37.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$81.23 MX$1,463.29	+63.5%
Average			+30.1%

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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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