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Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Tuxtla Gutierrez is 36.4% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 57.8% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Housing: pay 15.2% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Childcare: pay 86.6% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Clothing: pay 20.9% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez

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

Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tuxtla Gutierrez instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 57.8% more for restaurants

	Manila	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$6.50 MX$117.06	+7.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$7.26 MX$130.72	+68.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.35 MX$24.39	+39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$1.08 MX$19.51	+115.1%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Manila	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$2.44 MX$43.90	+82.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$12.05 MX$217.05	+181.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$5.06 MX$91.09	-30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$2.44 MX$43.90	+10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$3.28 MX$59.00	+43.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$1.17 MX$21.02	-23.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.54 MX$9.70	-34.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$1.33 MX$23.89	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$0.74 MX$13.27	-28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.69 MX$12.39	-41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.98 MX$17.70	-28.5%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Manila	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$5.05 MX$90.95	+20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$29.78 MX$536.54	+116.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$24.37 MX$438.99	+733.3%
Average			+290.2%

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pay 15.2% less for housing

	Manila	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$27.05 MX$487.28	-0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$324.93 MX$5,853.17	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$230.16 MX$4,145.99	-8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	??
Average			-15.2%

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pay 86.6% less for childcare

	Manila	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$2,279.89 MX$41,069.73	-86.6%
Average			-86.6%

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pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$2.17 MX$39.02	+48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$3.79 MX$68.29	+46.5%
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	$41.52 MX$747.90	-1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$5.90 MX$106.33	-21.1%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

	Manila	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$33.85 MX$609.70	-31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$16.25 MX$292.66	-45.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$67.69 MX$1,219.41	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$54.15 MX$975.53	+9.0%
Average			-20.9%

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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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