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Quezon City vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Quezon City is 28.5% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 61.2% less in Quezon City
Groceries: pay 1.4% more in Quezon City
Transportation: pay 6.4% less in Quezon City
Housing: pay 7.2% more in Quezon City
Childcare: pay 78.4% less in Quezon City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% less in Quezon City
Clothing: pay 29.5% less in Quezon City

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

Quezon City vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Quezon 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	$3.14 ₱183.92	-64.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$0.93 ₱54.71	-46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$0.36 ₱21.16	-72.3%
Average			-61.2%

Mexico City vs. Quezon City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Quezon City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$1.26 ₱73.57	-52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$3.66 ₱214.15	-27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$7.81 ₱457.79	+19.5%
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	$1.24 ₱72.68	+29.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$1.81 ₱106.05	+82.1%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 6.4% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Quezon City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$4.12 ₱241.36	-19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$20.64 ₱1,209.34	+5.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$24,944.52 ₱1,461,287.22	+24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$2.84 ₱166.28	-35.8%
Average			-6.4%

Mexico City vs. Quezon City - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.2% more for housing

	Mexico City	Quezon 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	$268.37 ₱15,721.43	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$192.67 ₱11,287.18	-71.6%
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			+7.2%

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pay 78.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Quezon 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 32.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Quezon 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	$2.83 ₱165.56	-25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$3.01 ₱176.36	-30.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$30.54 ₱1,788.82	-47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$6.88 ₱403.11	+5.6%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 29.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Quezon 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	$28.77 ₱1,685.52	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$86.70 ₱5,079.23	-18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$91.18 ₱5,341.26	-17.8%
Average			-29.5%

Mexico City vs. Quezon City - 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: December 2025

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