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Philippines

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Spain

San Sebastian vs. Batangas Cost of Living Summary

San Sebastian is 3.2 times more expensive than Batangas.

Restaurants: pay 5.9 times more in San Sebastian
Groceries: pay 37.8% more in San Sebastian
Transportation: pay 96.8% more in San Sebastian
Housing: pay 5.6 times more in San Sebastian
Childcare: pay 8.1 times more in San Sebastian
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.6% more in San Sebastian
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in San Sebastian

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in San Sebastian are more expensive than in Batangas. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in San Sebastian.

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San Sebastian vs. Batangas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Sebastian instead of Batangas, you would:

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pay 5.9 times more for restaurants

	Batangas	San Sebastian
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.15 ₱135.56	$16.80 €14.95	+680.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.65 ₱166.69	$10.64 €9.47	+302.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₱25.10	$2.80 €2.49	+602.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 ₱17.57	$1.60 €1.42	+472.0%
Average			+493.6%

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pay 37.8% more for groceries

	Batangas	San Sebastian
Bread 1 loaf	$1.16 ₱72.80	$1.03 €0.92	-10.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.79 ₱175.72	$11.34 €10.09	+306.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 ₱403.86	$4.42 €3.93	-31.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 ₱105.77	$3.64 €3.24	+117.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 ₱119.56	$3.68 €3.28	+94.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ₱68.32	$1.16 €1.04	+7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 ₱40.08	$1.07 €0.95	+67.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ₱68.32	$1.49 €1.32	+37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱33.02	$1.30 €1.16	+148.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 ₱66.04	$0.95 €0.84	-9.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.54 ₱97.17	$0.90 €0.81	-41.3%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 96.8% more for transportation

	Batangas	San Sebastian
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.98 ₱250.55	$6.62 €5.89	+66.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.59 €29.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$36,315.82 €32,322.39	+70.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.58 ₱162.67	$14.15 €12.60	+448.1%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 5.6 times more for housing

	Batangas	San Sebastian
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ₱1,534.10	$35.27 €31.39	+44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,404.47 €1,250.03
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.73 ₱4,518.61	$973.61 €866.55	+1257.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.52 ₱7,970.13	$104.82 €93.29	-17.2%
Average			+459.9%

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pay 8.1 times more for childcare

	Batangas	San Sebastian
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.06 ₱4,602.29	$447.89 €398.64	+513.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,275.20 ₱80,330.90	$13,784.69 €12,268.87	+981.0%
Average			+714.1%

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pay 86.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Batangas	San Sebastian
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 ₱66.27	$3.36 €2.99	+219.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ₱130.54	$2.05 €1.83	-0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 ₱160.66	$6.16 €5.48	+141.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.13 ₱1,204.96	$42.83 €38.12	+123.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 ₱351.45	$8.45 €7.52	+51.5%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Batangas	San Sebastian
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.94 ₱1,004.14	$72.78 €64.78	+356.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.67 ₱1,428.38	$32.19 €28.65	+42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.79 ₱3,514.48	$74.46 €66.27	+33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.85 ₱2,510.34	$134.37 €119.59	+237.2%
Average			+132.4%

Batangas vs. San Sebastian - Cost of clothing

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