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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Bacau Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 24.5% cheaper than Bacau.

Restaurants: pay 67.6% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 23.5% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 46.9% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 8.6% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 77.3% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 49.4% less in Cagayan de Oro City

The cost of groceries and housing in Cagayan de Oro City are more expensive than in Bacau. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cagayan de Oro City.

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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Bacau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.6% less for restaurants

	Bacau	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.12 RON66.78	$3.59 ₱226.40	-74.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.63	$3.03 ₱190.79	-58.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97 RON9.30	$0.73 ₱45.71	-63.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 RON8.74	$0.66 ₱41.84	-64.0%
Average			-67.6%

Bacau vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.5% more for groceries

	Bacau	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RON3.22	$0.87 ₱54.75	+27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 RON18.14	$4.21 ₱265.52	+9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 RON21.53	$5.71 ₱359.75	+25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.43 RON16.21	$2.14 ₱134.71	-37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 RON11.52	$1.46 ₱92.12	-39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.39	$0.96 ₱60.23	+89.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.14	$0.48 ₱30.30	-27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.29	$1.09 ₱68.73	+56.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 RON3.81	$0.53 ₱33.27	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 RON1.50	$0.90 ₱56.48	+183.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RON1.42	$1.16 ₱73.33	+287.5%
Average			+23.5%

Bacau vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.9% less for transportation

	Bacau	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.68 RON31.60	$4.03 ₱253.63	-39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.28 RON138.51	$9.70 ₱611.21	-66.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$21,040.72 ₱1M	-26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.69 RON26.91	$2.36 ₱148.61	-58.5%
Average			-46.9%

Bacau vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.6% more for housing

	Bacau	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.71 RON22.26	$30.76 ₱1,937.78	+553.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.41 RON1,932.04	$382.86 ₱24,118.19	-6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$238.18 RON1,126.72	$224.98 ₱14,172.36	-5.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.96 RON378.27	$102.70 ₱6,469.30	+28.4%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 77.3% less for childcare

	Bacau	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$585.58 RON2,770.14	$66.42 ₱4,183.90	-88.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,914.67 RON23,249.35	$2,231.59 ₱141K	-54.6%
Average			-77.3%

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pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bacau	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 RON11.87	$1.39 ₱87.86	-44.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 RON9.40	$2.36 ₱148.98	+19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.33 RON25.23	$2.99 ₱188.28	-44.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.79 RON122.02	$20.35 ₱1,281.69	-21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.27 RON29.68	$4.46 ₱281.16	-28.9%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 49.4% less for clothing

	Bacau	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.65 RON395.73	$32.11 ₱2,022.93	-61.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.79 RON150.38	$13.31 ₱838.71	-58.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.65 RON286.91	$51.84 ₱3,265.81	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.44 RON394.74	$39.89 ₱2,512.71	-52.2%
Average			-49.4%

Bacau vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of clothing

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