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Puerto Penasco vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Penasco is 97.2% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Puerto Penasco
Groceries: pay 14.2% more in Puerto Penasco
Transportation: pay 5.1 times more in Puerto Penasco
Housing: pay 6.5% less in Puerto Penasco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.3% more in Puerto Penasco
Clothing: pay 2.4% less in Puerto Penasco

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

Puerto Penasco vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Penasco instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Puerto Penasco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱364.37	$11.92 MX$215.62	+98.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱260.26	$17.34 MX$313.62	+303.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱58.78	$1.37 MX$24.83	+41.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱30.47	$1.05 MX$18.95	+108.0%
Average			+137.6%

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pay 14.2% more for groceries

	Manila	Puerto Penasco
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱80.70	$3.05 MX$55.24	+129.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱258.75	$2.44 MX$44.10	-43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱442.98	$5.99 MX$108.34	-18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱133.94	$2.94 MX$53.19	+32.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱138.18	$4.73 MX$85.58	+107.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱91.73	$1.92 MX$34.68	+26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱49.76	$0.86 MX$15.56	+4.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱99.05	$1.35 MX$24.45	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱61.95	$0.92 MX$16.67	-10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.80	$0.91 MX$16.45	-22.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱83.17	$0.92 MX$16.67	-32.9%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 5.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Puerto Penasco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱252.94	$5.14 MX$93.00	+23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱832.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱176.98	$26.01 MX$470.44	+789.2%
Average			+406.1%

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pay 6.5% less for housing

	Manila	Puerto Penasco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,640.09	$32.45 MX$587.06	+19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱31,042.44	$514.71 MX$9,310.70	+0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱15,234.09	$325.08 MX$5,880.44	+29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱6,081.27	$24.86 MX$449.68	-75.3%
Average			-6.5%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Manila	Puerto Penasco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,386.31	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1M	??

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pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Puerto Penasco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱88.49	$3.52 MX$63.70	+140.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱156.58	$4.70 MX$84.94	+81.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱197.80	$4.44 MX$80.37	+35.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,549.73	$32.51 MX$588.04	-22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱452.86	$2.71 MX$49.00	-63.8%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

	Manila	Puerto Penasco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,979.03	$43.34 MX$784.06	-12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,797.15	$27.09 MX$490.04	-8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,892.90	$65.02 MX$1,176.09	-19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱3,007.39	$65.02 MX$1,176.09	+30.8%
Average			-2.4%

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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: April 2026

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