Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 11.2% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 65.1% more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.47
₱194.34
|
$6.94
MX$142.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
₱168.00
|
$5.60
MX$114.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₱41.42
|
$0.90
MX$18.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₱24.67
|
$0.67
MX$13.81
|
|
pay 9.0% less for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
₱65.78
|
$1.71
MX$34.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.85
₱159.55
|
$2.95
MX$60.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.55
₱366.46
|
$4.15
MX$85.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
₱94.93
|
$1.66
MX$33.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₱100.19
|
$2.53
MX$51.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱61.43
|
$1.07
MX$21.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱36.64
|
$0.49
MX$9.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱56.89
|
$0.50
MX$10.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₱34.07
|
$0.55
MX$11.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱42.92
|
$0.58
MX$11.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
₱48.17
|
$0.54
MX$11.13
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
₱284.27
|
$4.09
MX$83.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
₱601.43
|
$18.51
MX$379.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,686.73
₱1,380,617.41
|
$16,367.55
MX$335,286.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.54
₱197.85
|
$9.31
MX$190.77
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
|
Philippines
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.64
₱2,384.93
|
$26.86
MX$550.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.81
₱20,737.53
|
$376.70
MX$7,716.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.85
₱11,232.57
|
$247.19
MX$5,063.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.94
₱4,135.06
|
$39.72
MX$813.66
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$194.13
₱10,857.06
|
$173.23
MX$3,548.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,562.73
₱367,023.80
|
$3,407.20
MX$69,795.87
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱75.85
|
$1.78
MX$36.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
₱133.55
|
$2.37
MX$48.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.41
₱134.77
|
$3.18
MX$65.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.90
₱2,063.60
|
$31.00
MX$635.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.73
₱264.47
|
$3.81
MX$78.11
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.75
₱2,055.48
|
$39.73
MX$813.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.32
₱1,360.05
|
$31.81
MX$651.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.35
₱3,766.54
|
$70.63
MX$1,446.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.31
₱2,925.45
|
$62.40
MX$1,278.16
|
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