Cost of living comparison

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Monterrey vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 46.3% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 94.2% more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 3.7% less in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Monterrey
Housing: pay 58.5% more in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 42.7% less in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% more in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 51.9% more in Monterrey

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

Monterrey vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.2% more for restaurants

	Manila	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱297.74	$12.41 MX$256.04	+142.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱248.11	$7.45 MX$153.62	+74.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.81	$1.32 MX$27.18	+50.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.60	$1.02 MX$21.14	+108.6%
Average			+94.2%

Manila vs. Monterrey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7% less for groceries

	Manila	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱78.69	$2.48 MX$51.12	+83.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱308.70	$4.82 MX$99.48	-9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱395.40	$5.80 MX$119.72	-14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱120.98	$2.62 MX$53.95	+25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱140.81	$3.94 MX$81.36	+63.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.57	$1.30 MX$26.72	-14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.79	$0.54 MX$11.21	-32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.59	$0.75 MX$15.39	-51.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.85	$0.80 MX$16.56	-17.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱69.90	$0.91 MX$18.71	-24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱86.43	$0.76 MX$15.73	-48.6%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Manila	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱241.05	$4.63 MX$95.58	+11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱577.90	$42.19 MX$870.52	+325.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76	$22,338.02 MX$460,864.66	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱155.32	$9.43 MX$194.59	+253.5%
Average			+144.4%

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pay 58.5% more for housing

	Manila	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	$29.26 MX$603.60	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	$874.43 MX$18,040.68	+86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	$618.73 MX$12,765.22	+163.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	$87.13 MX$1,797.58	-18.1%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 42.7% less for childcare

	Manila	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	-34.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	$6,974.43 MX$143,892.19	-50.6%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱79.40	$2.48 MX$51.21	+82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱156.99	$3.22 MX$66.48	+19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱178.64	$3.97 MX$81.93	+29.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	$40.33 MX$832.05	-0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱446.60	$5.96 MX$122.90	-22.4%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 51.9% more for clothing

	Manila	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	$52.35 MX$1,080.09	+57.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	$41.13 MX$848.50	+54.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	$91.18 MX$1,881.14	+23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	$105.17 MX$2,169.84	+72.7%
Average			+51.9%

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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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