Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 29.8% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 95.5% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱189.85
|
$8.03
MX$133.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
$6.54
MX$108.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.43
|
$1.03
MX$17.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.41
|
$0.77
MX$12.76
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
$1.99
MX$33.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱184.18
|
$3.54
MX$58.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱382.42
|
$4.85
MX$80.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
$2.03
MX$33.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱108.19
|
$3.00
MX$49.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱65.93
|
$1.21
MX$20.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.31
|
$0.55
MX$9.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.07
|
$0.60
MX$9.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.84
|
$0.64
MX$10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱45.64
|
$0.68
MX$11.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.91
|
$0.64
MX$10.68
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱278.21
|
$4.64
MX$77.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱684.33
|
$20.68
MX$344.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
$18,674.04
MX$310,792.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱218.28
|
$11.82
MX$196.80
|
|
pay 13.8% more for housing
Philippines
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
$30.39
MX$505.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
$421.91
MX$7,021.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
$289.43
MX$4,816.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
$46.38
MX$771.92
|
|
pay 7.6% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
$204.47
MX$3,402.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
$3,904.22
MX$64,977.99
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱73.56
|
$2.08
MX$34.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱133.28
|
$2.65
MX$44.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
$3.58
MX$59.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
$34.48
MX$573.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱287.12
|
$4.19
MX$69.75
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
$44.78
MX$745.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
$34.80
MX$579.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
$81.99
MX$1,364.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,414.24
|
$70.46
MX$1,172.61
|
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