Manila vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manila	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$801	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2513	$3028
🏠 One person rent	$377	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$1086	$1253
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$740
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	90
😀 Quality of life	65	68
🏙️ Population	1.85M	9.21M

The cost of living in Manila is 33% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6428th and 4630th ($801 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 4217th and 3360th 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	$4.82	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.42	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1612	$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.73%	11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3727	$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14739	$8550

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709