Cost of living comparison

Philippines

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Daejeon vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost of Living Summary

Daejeon is 2.7 times more expensive than Cagayan de Oro City.

Restaurants: pay 67.9% more in Daejeon
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Daejeon
Transportation: pay 77.3% more in Daejeon
Housing: pay 18.8% more in Daejeon
Childcare: pay 7.7 times more in Daejeon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.1% more in Daejeon
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Daejeon

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

Daejeon vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.9% more for restaurants

	Cagayan de Oro City	Daejeon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.72 ₱228.00	$6.72 ₩10,320	+80.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.27 ₱200.40	$5.17 ₩7,930	+58.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 ₱49.12	$1.39 ₩2,129	+73.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱29.88	$0.78 ₩1,195	+59.7%
Average			+67.9%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Daejeon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Cagayan de Oro City	Daejeon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 ₱56.70	$2.56 ₩3,938	+177.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.92 ₱179.31	$5.09 ₩7,821	+74.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 ₱376.69	$7.66 ₩11,761	+24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 ₱124.11	$2.51 ₩3,850	+23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.58 ₱96.76	$3.45 ₩5,297	+118.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 ₱62.05	$3.69 ₩5,667	+264.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₱31.29	$1.44 ₩2,217	+183.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱63.34	$2.46 ₩3,778	+138.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ₱34.13	$2.30 ₩3,528	+312.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱58.45	$2.25 ₩3,449	+135.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.24 ₱76.10	$1.19 ₩1,823	-4.3%
Average			+131.7%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Daejeon - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.3% more for transportation

	Cagayan de Oro City	Daejeon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.09 ₱250.54	$4.34 ₩6,668	+6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.25 ₱505.60	$10.61 ₩16,295	+28.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,175.06 ₱1M	$26,696.92 ₩41M	+32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.55 ₱156.10	$8.70 ₩13,362	+241.8%
Average			+77.3%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Daejeon - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.8% more for housing

	Cagayan de Oro City	Daejeon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.51 ₱1,993.28	$23.59 ₩36,210	-27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.98 ₱20,722.53	$353.78 ₩543K	+4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$218.55 ₱13,399.85	$301.89 ₩463K	+38.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.91 ₱4,776.57	$124.45 ₩191K	+59.7%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 7.7 times more for childcare

	Cagayan de Oro City	Daejeon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$182.78 ₱11,206.80	$273.59 ₩420K	+49.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,408.44 ₱148K	$33,609.06 ₩52M	+1295.5%
Average			+672.6%

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pay 86.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cagayan de Oro City	Daejeon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.29 ₱79.11	$3.18 ₩4,888	+146.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ₱131.84	$3.60 ₩5,522	+67.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.37 ₱145.03	$3.18 ₩4,888	+34.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.48 ₱1,316.87	$29.01 ₩44,539	+35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.30 ₱263.69	$10.61 ₩16,295	+146.8%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Cagayan de Oro City	Daejeon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.16 ₱2,094.25	$60.85 ₩93,423	+78.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$14.07 ₱862.60	$38.92 ₩59,747	+176.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.91 ₱3,427.96	$76.06 ₩117K	+36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.25 ₱2,590.32	$100.83 ₩155K	+138.7%
Average			+107.3%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Daejeon - Cost of clothing

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