Cost of living comparison

Philippines

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Mexico

Chihuahua vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Chihuahua is 65.8% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Chihuahua
Groceries: pay 34.0% more in Chihuahua
Transportation: pay 57.6% more in Chihuahua
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Chihuahua
Childcare: pay 10.8% less in Chihuahua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% more in Chihuahua
Clothing: pay 36.5% more in Chihuahua

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Chihuahua are more expensive than in Philippines. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Chihuahua.

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Chihuahua vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chihuahua instead of Philippines, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Philippines	Chihuahua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.66 ₱232.69	$11.13 MX$207.71	+204.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.23 ₱205.26	$11.13 MX$207.71	+244.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₱46.19	$1.25 MX$23.26	+71.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₱25.31	$0.79 MX$14.75	+98.6%
Average			+187.6%

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pay 34.0% more for groceries

	Philippines	Chihuahua
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 ₱73.41	$3.25 MX$60.59	+181.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 ₱210.10	$4.82 MX$89.99	+46.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.50 ₱413.56	$6.31 MX$117.84	-2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 ₱125.35	$2.65 MX$49.40	+34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.82 ₱115.58	$3.15 MX$58.76	+73.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 ₱80.82	$1.12 MX$20.94	-11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 ₱40.44	$0.72 MX$13.50	+13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 ₱72.82	$0.95 MX$17.64	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ₱38.21	$1.29 MX$24.03	+114.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 ₱57.77	$1.13 MX$21.18	+24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 ₱64.32	$1.22 MX$22.82	+20.9%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 57.6% more for transportation

	Philippines	Chihuahua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 ₱277.83	$5.59 MX$104.28	+27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.98 ₱825.54	$33.38 MX$623.13	+157.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,989.85 ₱1M	$21,528.95 MX$402K	+2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.59 ₱164.70	$9.01 MX$168.25	+248.1%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Philippines	Chihuahua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 ₱1,629.64	$24.12 MX$450.32	-5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.48 ₱17,016.56	$618.90 MX$11,553.94	+131.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$170.01 ₱10,815.48	$466.19 MX$8,703.10	+174.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.57 ₱5,443.92	$64.66 MX$1,207.06	-24.4%
Average			+100.2%

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pay 10.8% less for childcare

	Philippines	Chihuahua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.60 ₱10,344.33	$270.74 MX$5,054.31	+66.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,174.58 ₱456K	$3,430.63 MX$64,044.31	-52.2%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Chihuahua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.24 ₱78.77	$2.40 MX$44.74	+93.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ₱136.85	$2.45 MX$45.74	+13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.72 ₱172.91	$4.45 MX$83.08	+63.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.00 ₱1,908.68	$28.50 MX$532.00	-5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 ₱339.31	$5.01 MX$93.47	-6.1%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 36.5% more for clothing

	Philippines	Chihuahua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.72 ₱2,399.64	$49.93 MX$932.10	+32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.70 ₱1,444.32	$25.03 MX$467.35	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.85 ₱4,380.16	$102.92 MX$1,921.33	+49.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.10 ₱3,632.76	$90.85 MX$1,695.96	+59.1%
Average			+36.5%

Philippines vs. Chihuahua - Cost of clothing

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