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San Pedro Garza Garcia vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

San Pedro Garza Garcia is 2.1 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Groceries: pay 18.4% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Childcare: pay 69.1% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.3% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in San Pedro Garza Garcia

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in San Pedro Garza Garcia are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in San Pedro Garza Garcia.

San Pedro Garza Garcia vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Pedro Garza Garcia instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Manila	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$19.00 MX$342.25	+215.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$12.21 MX$220.02	+184.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.90 MX$34.22	+95.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$1.77 MX$31.94	+252.1%
Average			+186.8%

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pay 18.4% more for groceries

	Manila	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$2.27 MX$40.98	+70.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$5.21 MX$93.88	+21.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$9.71 MX$174.99	+32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$3.03 MX$54.56	+36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$4.55 MX$81.91	+99.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$1.71 MX$30.75	+12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.66 MX$11.89	-19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$1.34 MX$24.22	-17.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$0.91 MX$16.45	-10.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$1.30 MX$23.50	+11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.91 MX$16.31	-34.1%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Manila	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$5.01 MX$90.30	+19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$48.85 MX$880.06	+255.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$44,461.63 MX$800,927.43	+75.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	??
Average			+116.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Manila	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$28.75 MX$517.93	+6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$1,221.37 MX$22,001.62	+138.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$1,384.22 MX$24,935.17	+449.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	??
Average			+198.0%

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pay 69.1% more for childcare

	Manila	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$325.70 MX$5,867.10	+135.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$17,587.71 MX$316,823.33	+3.2%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$3.94 MX$70.89	+169.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$4.07 MX$73.34	+57.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$85.04 MX$1,531.96	+101.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$10.86 MX$195.57	+45.1%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Manila	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$81.42 MX$1,466.77	+65.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$43.43 MX$782.28	+46.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$184.56 MX$3,324.69	+128.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$162.85 MX$2,933.55	+227.7%
Average			+116.9%

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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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