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Mandaluyong vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Mandaluyong is 24.6% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 55.9% less in Mandaluyong
Groceries: pay 1.7% more in Mandaluyong
Transportation: pay 11.0% less in Mandaluyong
Housing: pay 31.9% more in Mandaluyong
Childcare: pay 62.8% less in Mandaluyong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% less in Mandaluyong
Clothing: pay 44.3% less in Mandaluyong

The cost of housing and groceries in Mandaluyong are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Mandaluyong.

Mandaluyong vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mandaluyong instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 55.9% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Mandaluyong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$5.16 ₱302.34	-52.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$3.21 ₱187.95	-63.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$0.94 ₱54.92	-45.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$0.50 ₱29.50	-61.4%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 1.7% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Mandaluyong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$1.33 ₱78.12	-49.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$3.17 ₱185.43	-37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$6.86 ₱401.83	+4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$2.21 ₱129.66	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$2.28 ₱133.76	-40.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$1.52 ₱88.79	+10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$0.82 ₱48.17	+2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$1.64 ₱95.88	+68.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$1.02 ₱59.97	+13.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$1.17 ₱68.53	+22.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$1.37 ₱80.51	+38.2%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 11.0% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Mandaluyong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$4.14 ₱242.45	-19.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$24,084.36 ₱1,410,898.01	+20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$2.92 ₱171.32	-33.9%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 31.9% more for housing

	Mexico City	Mandaluyong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$24.43 ₱1,431.05	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$516.09 ₱30,233.53	-52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	+169.0%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 62.8% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Mandaluyong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	-67.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$4,587.50 ₱268,742.48	-57.9%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Mandaluyong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$1.46 ₱85.66	-55.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$2.11 ₱123.73	-44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$3.10 ₱181.40	-28.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$6.54 ₱382.96	+0.4%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 44.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Mandaluyong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$31.18 ₱1,826.61	-48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	-38.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$68.81 ₱4,031.14	-34.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	-55.2%
Average			-44.3%

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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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