Cost of living comparison

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Torreon vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Torreon is 36.1% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% more in Torreon
Groceries: pay 2.9% more in Torreon
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Torreon
Housing: pay 26.9% less in Torreon
Childcare: pay 80.4% more in Torreon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% less in Torreon
Clothing: pay 37.1% more in Torreon

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

Torreon vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.4% more for restaurants

	Manila	Torreon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱348.31	$9.48 MX$162.67	+57.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱248.79	$8.12 MX$139.43	+88.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.19	$1.08 MX$18.59	+11.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.13	$0.70 MX$12.08	+39.8%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 2.9% more for groceries

	Manila	Torreon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱77.15	$3.39 MX$58.16	+154.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱247.35	$4.66 MX$79.94	+8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱423.46	$5.72 MX$98.24	-21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱128.04	$2.28 MX$39.13	+3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱132.09	$3.14 MX$53.94	+37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.68	$1.12 MX$19.29	-25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱47.57	$0.59 MX$10.21	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱94.68	$0.90 MX$15.48	-44.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.22	$0.83 MX$14.29	-18.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱67.68	$1.00 MX$17.18	-14.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱79.51	$1.12 MX$19.25	-18.4%
Average			+2.9%

Manila vs. Torreon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Manila	Torreon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱241.79	$4.97 MX$85.32	+18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱796.14	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱169.18	$9.23 MX$158.49	+215.7%
Average			+117.3%

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pay 26.9% less for housing

	Manila	Torreon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,567.81	$18.95 MX$325.34	-30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱29,674.25	$324.93 MX$5,577.27	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,562.65	$216.62 MX$3,718.18	-14.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,813.24	??
Average			-26.9%

Manila vs. Torreon - Cost of housing

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pay 80.4% more for childcare

	Manila	Torreon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,016.68	$250.01 MX$4,291.40	+80.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱985K	??
Average			+80.4%

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Torreon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱84.59	$1.62 MX$27.89	+11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱149.67	$2.17 MX$37.18	-16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱189.08	$3.93 MX$67.39	+20.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,437.35	$40.62 MX$697.16	-3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱432.90	$3.79 MX$65.07	-49.3%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 37.1% more for clothing

	Manila	Torreon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,847.73	$73.11 MX$1,254.89	+48.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,717.94	$36.99 MX$634.88	+24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,677.25	$93.42 MX$1,603.47	+15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,874.84	$79.43 MX$1,363.33	+59.8%
Average			+37.1%

Manila vs. Torreon - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2026

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