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Fort Smith vs. Batangas Cost of Living Summary

Fort Smith is 3.1 times more expensive than Batangas.

Restaurants: pay 6.6 times more in Fort Smith
Groceries: pay 28.4% more in Fort Smith
Transportation: pay 16.3% more in Fort Smith
Housing: pay 5.4 times more in Fort Smith
Childcare: pay 15.1 times more in Fort Smith
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Fort Smith
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Fort Smith

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Fort Smith are more expensive than in Batangas. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Fort Smith.

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Fort Smith vs. Batangas Cost Breakdown

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pay 6.6 times more for restaurants

	Batangas	Fort Smith
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.15 ₱135.56	$20.00	+829.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.65 ₱166.69	$11.50	+334.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₱25.10	$2.33	+485.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 ₱17.57	$2.02	+623.0%
Average			+563.3%

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pay 28.4% more for groceries

	Batangas	Fort Smith
Bread 1 loaf	$1.16 ₱72.80	$3.35	+190.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.79 ₱175.72	$3.74	+34.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 ₱403.86	$3.69	-42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 ₱105.77	$2.94	+74.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 ₱119.56	$4.92	+159.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ₱68.32	$2.22	+104.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 ₱40.08	$0.65	+1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ₱68.32	$1.13	+4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱33.02	$0.98	+87.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 ₱66.04	$0.88	-16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.54 ₱97.17	$0.70	-54.6%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 16.3% more for transportation

	Batangas	Fort Smith
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.98 ₱250.55	$2.94	-26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$26,000.00	+21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.58 ₱162.67	$12.75	+393.8%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 5.4 times more for housing

	Batangas	Fort Smith
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ₱1,534.10	$68.50	+181.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$679.75
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.73 ₱4,518.61	$656.25	+814.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.52 ₱7,970.13	$213.32	+68.6%
Average			+443.3%

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pay 15.1 times more for childcare

	Batangas	Fort Smith
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.06 ₱4,602.29	$900.00	+1131.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,275.20 ₱80,330.90	$23,729.17	+1760.8%
Average			+1414.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Batangas	Fort Smith
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 ₱66.27	$6.00	+470.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ₱130.54	$5.26	+154.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 ₱160.66	$8.21	+222.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.13 ₱1,204.96	$26.67	+39.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 ₱351.45	$13.50	+142.0%
Average			+160.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Batangas	Fort Smith
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.94 ₱1,004.14	$53.80	+237.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.67 ₱1,428.38	$41.20	+81.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.79 ₱3,514.48	$93.33	+67.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.85 ₱2,510.34	$76.66	+92.4%
Average			+110.8%

Batangas vs. Fort Smith - Cost of clothing

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