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Philippines

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Romania

Timisoara vs. Batangas Cost of Living Summary

Timisoara is 2.1 times more expensive than Batangas.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Timisoara
Groceries: pay 14.0% less in Timisoara
Transportation: pay 70.5% more in Timisoara
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Timisoara
Childcare: pay 7.4 times more in Timisoara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.5% more in Timisoara
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Timisoara

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

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Timisoara vs. Batangas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Batangas	Timisoara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.15 ₱135.56	$10.46 RON49.47	+385.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.65 ₱166.69	$8.37 RON39.57	+216.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₱25.10	$2.16 RON10.22	+442.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 ₱17.57	$1.63 RON7.71	+484.2%
Average			+330.5%

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pay 14.0% less for groceries

	Batangas	Timisoara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.16 ₱72.80	$1.22 RON5.78	+5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.79 ₱175.72	$4.27 RON20.18	+52.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 ₱403.86	$5.33 RON25.19	-16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 ₱105.77	$2.87 RON13.60	+71.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 ₱119.56	$2.75 RON13.01	+44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ₱68.32	$0.53 RON2.49	-51.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 ₱40.08	$0.67 RON3.16	+5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ₱68.32	$0.65 RON3.07	-40.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱33.02	$1.07 RON5.07	+104.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 ₱66.04	$0.34 RON1.62	-67.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.54 ₱97.17	$0.43 RON2.04	-72.0%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 70.5% more for transportation

	Batangas	Timisoara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.98 ₱250.55	$7.17 RON33.92	+80.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.46 RON158.29
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$28,531.98 RON135K	+33.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.58 ₱162.67	$7.53 RON35.61	+191.5%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Batangas	Timisoara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ₱1,534.10	$8.50 RON40.23	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$537.49 RON2,542.65
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.73 ₱4,518.61	$358.74 RON1,697.08	+400.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.52 ₱7,970.13	$129.07 RON610.58	+2.0%
Average			+169.2%

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

	Batangas	Timisoara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.06 ₱4,602.29	$584.97 RON2,767.28	+700.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,275.20 ₱80,330.90	$8,773.22 RON41,502.59	+588.0%
Average			+642.2%

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pay 86.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Batangas	Timisoara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 ₱66.27	$2.72 RON12.86	+158.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ₱130.54	$3.00 RON14.18	+44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 ₱160.66	$6.27 RON29.68	+146.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.13 ₱1,204.96	$38.96 RON184.29	+103.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 ₱351.45	$8.05 RON38.09	+44.3%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Batangas	Timisoara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.94 ₱1,004.14	$74.43 RON352.10	+366.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.67 ₱1,428.38	$39.50 RON186.84	+74.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.79 ₱3,514.48	$76.43 RON361.57	+37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.85 ₱2,510.34	$89.41 RON422.94	+124.4%
Average			+123.6%

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