Manila vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$361	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	65	67
🏙️ Population	1.85M	9.21M

The cost of living in Manila is 34% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6586th and 4604th ($766 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in the Philippines and Mexico, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4165th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Mexico City

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	Manila	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.69	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$9034

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804