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Taguig City vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Taguig City is 22.7% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 59.8% less in Taguig City
Groceries: pay 11.6% less in Taguig City
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in Taguig City
Housing: pay 6.1% more in Taguig City
Childcare: pay 21.1% less in Taguig City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.0% less in Taguig City
Clothing: pay 35.8% less in Taguig City

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

Taguig City vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.8% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Taguig City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$4.30 ₱254.24	-60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$3.44 ₱203.39	-61.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$0.82 ₱48.31	-52.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.46 ₱27.12	-64.8%
Average			-59.8%

Mexico City vs. Taguig City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.6% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Taguig City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.33 ₱78.84	-49.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$3.17 ₱187.12	-37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$7.32 ₱432.73	+12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$2.17 ₱128.19	-16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$2.26 ₱133.77	-40.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$1.11 ₱65.50	-19.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.82 ₱48.61	+2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$1.38 ₱81.36	+41.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.52 ₱30.51	-43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.81 ₱47.59	-16.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$1.37 ₱81.25	+38.2%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Taguig City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$4.16 ₱245.89	-19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	+26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$2.92 ₱172.88	-33.9%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 6.1% more for housing

	Mexico City	Taguig City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$24.51 ₱1,449.17	-20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$560.82 ₱33,152.97	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$322.56 ₱19,068.04	-52.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$91.71 ₱5,421.64	+145.5%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 21.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Taguig City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	-67.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$13,676.48 ₱808,485.01	+25.5%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Taguig City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$1.42 ₱83.90	-56.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$2.59 ₱152.95	-32.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$3.10 ₱183.05	-28.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$41.86 ₱2,474.61	-28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$6.88 ₱406.78	+5.6%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 35.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Taguig City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$44.44 ₱2,627.15	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	-38.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$71.68 ₱4,237.34	-32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$60.21 ₱3,559.37	-45.7%
Average			-35.8%

Mexico City vs. Taguig 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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