Cost of living comparison

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Tangerang vs. Batangas Cost of Living Summary

Tangerang is 7.9% more expensive than Batangas.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% less in Tangerang
Groceries: pay 21.6% less in Tangerang
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Tangerang
Housing: pay 17.9% more in Tangerang
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Tangerang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% less in Tangerang
Clothing: pay 66.1% more in Tangerang

The cost of childcare, clothing, and housing in Tangerang are more expensive than in Batangas. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Tangerang. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tangerang.

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Tangerang vs. Batangas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tangerang instead of Batangas, you would:

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pay 10.2% less for restaurants

	Batangas	Tangerang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.15 ₱135.56	$1.40 IDR25,219.51	-35.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.65 ₱166.69	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	+26.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₱25.10	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	+13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 ₱17.57	$0.26 IDR4,623.58	-8.2%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 21.6% less for groceries

	Batangas	Tangerang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.16 ₱72.80	$1.04 IDR18,746.50	-10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.79 ₱175.72	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	+69.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 ₱403.86	$4.40 IDR79,427.92	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 ₱105.77	$1.45 IDR26,165.24	-13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 ₱119.56	$1.32 IDR23,908.33	-30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ₱68.32	$1.01 IDR18,226.76	-6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 ₱40.08	$0.49 IDR8,846.46	-23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ₱68.32	$0.72 IDR12,964.64	-33.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱33.02	$0.42 IDR7,550.00	-20.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 ₱66.04	$0.49 IDR8,770.20	-53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.54 ₱97.17	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	-37.6%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Batangas	Tangerang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.98 ₱250.55	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	-20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.38 IDR151K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$21,289.83 IDR384M	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.58 ₱162.67	$4.76 IDR85,998.53	+84.5%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 17.9% more for housing

	Batangas	Tangerang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ₱1,534.10	$19.17 IDR346K	-21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$335.27 IDR6M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.73 ₱4,518.61	$134.11 IDR2M	+87.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.52 ₱7,970.13	$49.83 IDR900K	-60.6%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Batangas	Tangerang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.06 ₱4,602.29	$94.30 IDR2M	+29.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,275.20 ₱80,330.90	$8,208.60 IDR148M	+543.7%
Average			+188.2%

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pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Batangas	Tangerang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 ₱66.27	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	+139.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ₱130.54	$1.52 IDR27,363.17	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 ₱160.66	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	+10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.13 ₱1,204.96	$16.76 IDR303K	-12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 ₱351.45	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	-49.9%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 66.1% more for clothing

	Batangas	Tangerang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.94 ₱1,004.14	$39.12 IDR706K	+145.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.67 ₱1,428.38	$28.71 IDR518K	+26.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.79 ₱3,514.48	$76.82 IDR1M	+37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.85 ₱2,510.34	$70.81 IDR1M	+77.7%
Average			+66.1%

Batangas vs. Tangerang - Cost of clothing

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