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Irapuato vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Irapuato is 29.5% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 80.1% more in Irapuato
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in Irapuato
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Irapuato
Housing: pay 48.9% less in Irapuato
Childcare: pay 72.6% less in Irapuato
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Irapuato
Clothing: pay 49.7% more in Irapuato

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Irapuato are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Irapuato. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Irapuato.

Irapuato vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Irapuato instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 80.1% more for restaurants

	Manila	Irapuato
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱297.74	$9.93 MX$204.83	+94.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱248.11	$8.94 MX$184.35	+109.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.81	$1.18 MX$24.32	+35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.60	$0.89 MX$18.43	+81.8%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Manila	Irapuato
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱78.69	$2.33 MX$48.00	+72.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱308.70	$4.78 MX$98.56	-9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱395.40	$5.83 MX$120.18	-14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱120.98	$1.94 MX$39.94	-6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱140.81	$4.37 MX$90.20	+80.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.57	$1.14 MX$23.54	-25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.79	$0.49 MX$10.20	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.59	$0.69 MX$14.25	-54.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.85	$0.57 MX$11.77	-41.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱69.90	$0.77 MX$15.95	-35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱86.43	$0.69 MX$14.25	-53.5%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Irapuato
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱241.05	$4.32 MX$89.19	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱577.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76	$12,901.45 MX$266,174.94	-49.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱155.32	$20.99 MX$433.12	+686.7%
Average			+213.8%

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pay 48.9% less for housing

	Manila	Irapuato
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	$19.81 MX$408.63	-31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	-62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	$156.37 MX$3,226.05	-33.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	$33.94 MX$700.14	-68.1%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 72.6% less for childcare

	Manila	Irapuato
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	$143.96 MX$2,970.02	-70.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	$3,549.26 MX$73,226.27	-74.9%
Average			-72.6%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Irapuato
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱79.40	$2.36 MX$48.65	+72.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱156.99	$2.73 MX$56.33	+1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱178.64	$3.72 MX$76.81	+21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	$14.89 MX$307.24	-63.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱446.60	$3.72 MX$76.81	-51.5%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 49.7% more for clothing

	Manila	Irapuato
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	$52.12 MX$1,075.35	+56.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	$47.16 MX$972.94	+77.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	$111.69 MX$2,304.32	+50.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	$69.50 MX$1,433.80	+14.1%
Average			+49.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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