Cost of living comparison
Manila is 40.7% more expensive than Tijuana.
If you lived in Manila instead of Tijuana, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
|
Tijuana
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
MX$244.14
|
$5.12
₱300.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$21.00
|
$0.87
₱51.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MX$16.48
|
$0.49
₱28.86
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
|
Tijuana
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
MX$43.31
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.16
MX$64.33
|
$5.30
₱311.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MX$106.43
|
$6.79
₱399.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
MX$56.40
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MX$54.98
|
$2.42
₱142.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MX$21.76
|
$1.52
₱89.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.84
|
$0.80
₱47.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.34
|
$1.52
₱89.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
MX$13.28
|
$0.98
₱57.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$16.64
|
$1.20
₱70.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$12.64
|
$1.48
₱87.23
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
|
Tijuana
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
MX$90.38
|
$4.14
₱243.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MX$331.76
|
$9.93
₱583.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,093.80
MX$368,121.02
|
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.71
MX$462.04
|
$2.67
₱156.75
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
|
Tijuana
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.76
MX$605.52
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$681.49
MX$13,864.95
|
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$449.92
MX$9,153.65
|
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.20
MX$980.60
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Tijuana
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$182.43
MX$3,711.51
|
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,591.21
MX$52,718.57
|
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
|
pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tijuana
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.98
MX$60.60
|
$1.36
₱80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
MX$76.84
|
$2.70
₱158.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.65
MX$74.23
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.76
MX$686.76
|
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
MX$80.79
|
$7.67
₱450.72
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
Tijuana
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.69
MX$705.83
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.47
MX$782.70
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.36
MX$1,492.46
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.74
MX$1,256.11
|
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
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