Cost of living comparison

Philippines

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Belgium

Charleroi vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost of Living Summary

Charleroi is 2.6 times more expensive than Cagayan de Oro City.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Charleroi
Groceries: pay 53.6% more in Charleroi
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Charleroi
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Charleroi
Childcare: pay 13.6 times more in Charleroi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Charleroi
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Charleroi

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Charleroi are more expensive than in Cagayan de Oro City. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Charleroi.

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Charleroi vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Cagayan de Oro City	Charleroi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.59 ₱226.40	$22.39 €19.93	+523.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.03 ₱190.79	$13.44 €11.96	+343.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₱45.71	$2.16 €1.93	+198.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₱41.84	$2.13 €1.89	+220.3%
Average			+380.9%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Charleroi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.6% more for groceries

	Cagayan de Oro City	Charleroi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 ₱54.75	$2.52 €2.24	+189.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 ₱265.52	$8.62 €7.67	+104.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ₱359.75	$4.41 €3.92	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 ₱134.71	$3.71 €3.30	+73.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 ₱92.12	$5.42 €4.83	+270.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 ₱60.23	$1.17 €1.04	+21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.30	$1.03 €0.92	+114.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 ₱68.73	$1.20 €1.06	+9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ₱33.27	$1.51 €1.34	+185.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 ₱56.48	$0.96 €0.86	+7.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 ₱73.33	$0.51 €0.45	-56.4%
Average			+53.6%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Charleroi - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Cagayan de Oro City	Charleroi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 ₱253.63	$7.05 €6.28	+75.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.70 ₱611.21	$41.43 €36.87	+327.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,040.72 ₱1M	$30,232.86 €26,908.33	+43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.36 ₱148.61	$27.10 €24.12	+1048.6%
Average			+148.9%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Charleroi - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Cagayan de Oro City	Charleroi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 ₱1,937.78	$47.40 €42.19	+54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.86 ₱24,118.19	$802.48 €714.23	+109.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.98 ₱14,172.36	$821.14 €730.84	+265.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.70 ₱6,469.30	$156.74 €139.51	+52.6%
Average			+145.7%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Charleroi - Cost of housing

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pay 13.6 times more for childcare

	Cagayan de Oro City	Charleroi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.42 ₱4,183.90	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	+2344.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,231.59 ₱141K	$16,796.03 €14,949.07	+652.6%
Average			+1256.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cagayan de Oro City	Charleroi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 ₱87.86	$3.25 €2.89	+132.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 ₱148.98	$2.99 €2.66	+26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 ₱188.28	$12.54 €11.16	+319.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.35 ₱1,281.69	$31.72 €28.23	+55.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 ₱281.16	$15.12 €13.45	+238.7%
Average			+117.1%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Charleroi - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Cagayan de Oro City	Charleroi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.11 ₱2,022.93	$111.27 €99.03	+246.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.31 ₱838.71	$51.94 €46.23	+290.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.84 ₱3,265.81	$89.58 €79.73	+72.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.89 ₱2,512.71	$89.58 €79.73	+124.6%
Average			+169.1%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Charleroi - Cost of clothing

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