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Paranaque City vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Paranaque City is 35.2% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 64.9% less in Paranaque City
Groceries: pay 15.1% less in Paranaque City
Transportation: pay 21.7% less in Paranaque City
Housing: pay 11.8% more in Paranaque City
Childcare: pay 78.4% less in Paranaque City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.2% less in Paranaque City
Clothing: pay 41.6% less in Paranaque City

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Paranaque City.

Paranaque City vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.9% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Paranaque City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$4.13 ₱241.87	-62.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$2.58 ₱151.17	-70.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$0.79 ₱46.11	-54.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$0.36 ₱21.16	-72.3%
Average			-64.9%

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pay 15.1% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Paranaque City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$1.24 ₱72.61	-52.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$2.58 ₱151.17	-48.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$6.62 ₱387.85	+1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$1.92 ₱112.54	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$1.87 ₱109.71	-50.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$1.93 ₱113.14	+41.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$0.69 ₱40.23	-14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$1.30 ₱75.88	+33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$0.73 ₱42.97	-19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.75 ₱44.19	-21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.91 ₱53.33	-8.4%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 21.7% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Paranaque City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$4.12 ₱241.36	-19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$10.32 ₱604.67	-47.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$23,224.21 ₱1,360,508.79	+15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$2.84 ₱166.28	-35.8%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 11.8% more for housing

	Mexico City	Paranaque City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	-9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$331.16 ₱19,399.85	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$279.55 ₱16,376.49	-58.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$106.28 ₱6,225.87	+184.5%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 78.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Paranaque City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$78.85 ₱4,619.01	-81.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	-75.1%
Average			-78.4%

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pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Paranaque City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$1.20 ₱70.54	-63.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$1.89 ₱110.60	-50.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$2.32 ₱136.05	-46.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$43.01 ₱2,519.46	-26.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$6.88 ₱403.11	+5.6%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 41.6% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Paranaque City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$15.48 ₱907.01	-67.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$64.51 ₱3,779.19	-39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$91.18 ₱5,341.26	-17.8%
Average			-41.6%

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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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