Cost of living comparison
Manila is 23.8% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Manila instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.73
|
$4.59
₱264.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$112.19
|
$3.67
₱211.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.70
|
$1.03
₱59.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$0.46
₱26.45
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$34.08
|
$1.32
₱76.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.72
|
$3.43
₱197.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$83.27
|
$6.66
₱384.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.75
|
$1.88
₱108.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.46
|
$2.10
₱121.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.70
|
$1.31
₱75.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.49
|
$0.69
₱39.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.22
|
$1.39
₱79.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.03
|
$0.66
₱38.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.67
|
$0.88
₱50.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.01
|
$1.00
₱57.43
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.63
|
$5.45
₱314.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$354.93
|
$12.48
₱719.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$320,448.36
|
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.92
|
$2.76
₱159.22
|
|
pay 36.8% more for housing
Mexico
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$521.58
|
$38.58
₱2,223.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,240.09
|
$559.30
₱32,241.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,966.60
|
$299.03
₱17,237.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$795.90
|
$85.53
₱4,930.23
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,508.72
|
$388.89
₱22,417.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,996.86
|
$12,846.39
₱740,543.16
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.63
|
$1.43
₱82.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.50
|
$3.13
₱180.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.38
|
$2.75
₱158.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$591.63
|
$48.28
₱2,783.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.92
|
$6.24
₱359.69
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$768.44
|
$38.44
₱2,215.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$597.14
|
$30.87
₱1,779.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,406.91
|
$74.18
₱4,276.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,209.04
|
$65.74
₱3,789.62
|
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