Manila vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manila	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$420	$792
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$1122
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	64	73
🏙️ Population	1.9M	9.21M

The cost of living in Manila is 44% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6643rd and 4074th ($829 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in the Philippines and Mexico, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Manila compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Manila ranked 2nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5317th and 2482nd 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	$5.72	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.38%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4395	$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2588	$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.28	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12450	$13182

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$555
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$485
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$885
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$548
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$671
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$693
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$584
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$512
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$481
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$598
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$491
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$582
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$528
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$576
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$538
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$465
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$520
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$413

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005