Manila vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manila	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$384	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$949	$1322
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	90
😀 Quality of life	65	66
🏙️ Population	1.85M	9.21M

The cost of living in Manila is 39% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6438th and 4206th ($781 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 8th 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 4458th and 4184th 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	$4.05	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.53%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2881	$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14747	$10204

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$905
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$861
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$875
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$781
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$804
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$927
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$826
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$915
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$853
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$851
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$996
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$810
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$596
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$765
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$833
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$779
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$662
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$853
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$763
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$881