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Manila vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 0.3% more expensive than Puerto Vallarta.

Restaurants: pay 49.1% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 25.4% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 13.5% less in Manila
Housing: pay 17.0% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 89.8% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 25.9% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Puerto Vallarta, you would:

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pay 49.1% less for restaurants

	Puerto Vallarta	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$5.12 ₱297.74	-48.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.19 MX$168.98	$4.26 ₱248.11	-48.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 MX$33.85	$0.87 ₱50.81	-46.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 MX$21.67	$0.49 ₱28.60	-53.2%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 25.4% more for groceries

	Puerto Vallarta	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 MX$51.94	$1.35 ₱78.69	-46.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 MX$83.77	$5.30 ₱308.70	+30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 MX$114.01	$6.79 ₱395.40	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.96 MX$40.36	$2.08 ₱120.98	+6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 MX$63.00	$2.42 ₱140.81	-20.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$20.43	$1.52 ₱88.57	+53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MX$13.23	$0.80 ₱46.79	+25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MX$14.77	$1.52 ₱88.59	+112.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.62	$0.98 ₱56.85	+14.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MX$17.78	$1.20 ₱69.90	+39.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 MX$21.70	$1.48 ₱86.43	+41.2%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 13.5% less for transportation

	Puerto Vallarta	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.53 MX$93.37	$4.14 ₱241.05	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 MX$204.83	$9.93 ₱577.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76	+56.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.59 MX$465.99	$2.67 ₱155.32	-88.2%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 17.0% less for housing

	Puerto Vallarta	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.18 MX$643.39	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$949.03 MX$19,579.77	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$639.81 MX$13,200.07	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	-63.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	+53.6%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 89.8% more for childcare

	Puerto Vallarta	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$339.21 MX$6,998.32	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	+42.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	+137.2%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Vallarta	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 MX$40.97	$1.36 ₱79.40	-31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 MX$68.49	$2.70 ₱156.99	-18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$3.07 ₱178.64	-21.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.78 MX$634.97	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	+32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 MX$153.62	$7.67 ₱446.60	+3.0%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 25.9% less for clothing

	Puerto Vallarta	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.57 MX$1,228.97	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	-44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.51 MX$691.30	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	-18.2%
Average			-25.9%

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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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