Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 55.2% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.05
|
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.31
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.12
|
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.81
|
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.55
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.28
|
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱388.86
|
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.73
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.01
|
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.04
|
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.96
|
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.08
|
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.46
|
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.41
|
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.89
|
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱282.90
|
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱695.86
|
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,448,148.28
|
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱221.96
|
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
|
pay 72.9% more for housing
Philippines
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,210.48
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,587.76
|
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,917.79
|
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,309.47
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
|
pay 84.5% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,822.40
|
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,449.62
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
|
pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.80
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.53
|
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱140.91
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,176.12
|
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱291.96
|
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
|
pay 52.2% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,173.83
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,320.05
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,880.28
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,471.79
|
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
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