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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Alexandria Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 63.0% cheaper than Alexandria.

Restaurants: pay 73.4% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 50.1% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 41.8% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 67.6% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 87.8% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.8% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 49.4% less in Cagayan de Oro City

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Cagayan de Oro City.

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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Alexandria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cagayan de Oro City instead of Alexandria, you would:

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pay 73.4% less for restaurants

	Alexandria	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$3.72 ₱229.28	-81.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$3.27 ₱201.53	-67.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$0.80 ₱49.40	-66.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21	$0.49 ₱30.05	-77.9%
Average			-73.4%

Alexandria vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.1% less for groceries

	Alexandria	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$3.78	$0.92 ₱57.01	-75.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.72	$2.92 ₱180.31	-56.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88	$6.14 ₱378.79	+58.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.46	$2.02 ₱124.80	-62.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.49	$1.58 ₱97.30	-75.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.13	$1.01 ₱62.40	-67.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.51 ₱31.46	-45.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.20	$1.03 ₱63.70	-67.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.45	$0.56 ₱34.32	-77.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.17	$0.95 ₱58.78	-56.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67	$1.24 ₱76.52	-25.5%
Average			-50.1%

Alexandria vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.8% less for transportation

	Alexandria	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09	$4.09 ₱251.94	+32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.00	$8.25 ₱508.42	-89.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,250.00	$20,175.06 ₱1M	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.38	$2.55 ₱156.98	-81.0%
Average			-41.8%

Alexandria vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of transportation

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pay 67.6% less for housing

	Alexandria	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.00	$32.51 ₱2,004.43	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,362.50	$337.98 ₱20,838.46	-85.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,912.50	$218.55 ₱13,474.81	-88.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$140.62	$77.91 ₱4,803.29	-44.6%
Average			-67.6%

Alexandria vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of housing

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pay 87.8% less for childcare

	Alexandria	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,275.00	$182.78 ₱11,269.49	-85.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,000.00	$2,408.44 ₱148K	-90.0%
Average			-87.8%

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pay 70.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Alexandria	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$1.29 ₱79.55	-78.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04	$2.15 ₱132.58	-57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$2.37 ₱145.84	-76.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.50	$21.48 ₱1,324.24	-70.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$4.30 ₱265.16	-71.3%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 49.4% less for clothing

	Alexandria	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$34.16 ₱2,105.96	-28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.33	$14.07 ₱867.42	-70.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.50	$55.91 ₱3,447.14	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.00	$42.25 ₱2,604.81	-63.3%
Average			-49.4%

Alexandria vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of clothing

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