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Hiroshima vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost of Living Summary

Hiroshima is 21.9% more expensive than Cagayan de Oro City.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% more in Hiroshima
Groceries: pay 36.7% more in Hiroshima
Transportation: pay 65.1% more in Hiroshima
Housing: pay 21.7% less in Hiroshima
Childcare: pay 90.9% more in Hiroshima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.3% more in Hiroshima
Clothing: pay 25.2% more in Hiroshima

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

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Hiroshima vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.0% more for restaurants

	Cagayan de Oro City	Hiroshima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.59 ₱228.64	$6.01 ¥943	+67.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.03 ₱192.67	$5.00 ¥784	+65.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₱46.16	$1.00 ¥156	+37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₱42.25	$0.66 ¥104
Average			+55.0%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Hiroshima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.7% more for groceries

	Cagayan de Oro City	Hiroshima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 ₱55.29	$1.54 ¥242	+77.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 ₱268.14	$2.53 ¥397	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ₱363.31	$5.58 ¥876	-2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 ₱136.05	$2.08 ¥327	-2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 ₱93.03	$2.75 ¥432	+88.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 ₱60.82	$1.53 ¥239	+59.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.60	$0.89 ¥140	+85.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 ₱69.41	$1.72 ¥269	+57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ₱33.60	$1.72 ¥270	+226.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 ₱57.04	$0.70 ¥109	-22.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 ₱74.05	$1.61 ¥252	+38.1%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 65.1% more for transportation

	Cagayan de Oro City	Hiroshima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 ₱256.14	$4.09 ¥642	+1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.70 ₱617.26	$33.53 ¥5,260	+245.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,040.72 ₱1M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	+3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.36 ₱150.08	$13.67 ¥2,144	+479.3%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 21.7% less for housing

	Cagayan de Oro City	Hiroshima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 ₱1,956.95	$30.62 ¥4,803	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.86 ₱24,356.71	$243.57 ¥38,208	-36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.98 ₱14,312.52	$189.80 ¥29,772	-15.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.70 ₱6,533.28	$106.02 ¥16,632	+3.2%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 90.9% more for childcare

	Cagayan de Oro City	Hiroshima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.42 ₱4,225.28	$158.16 ¥24,810	+138.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,231.59 ₱142K	$3,416.34 ¥536K	+53.1%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 97.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cagayan de Oro City	Hiroshima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 ₱88.73	$2.69 ¥422	+92.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 ₱150.45	$2.77 ¥434	+17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 ₱190.14	$3.92 ¥615	+31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.35 ₱1,294.37	$53.56 ¥8,402	+163.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 ₱283.94	$12.02 ¥1,886	+169.3%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 25.2% more for clothing

	Cagayan de Oro City	Hiroshima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.11 ₱2,042.94	$28.47 ¥4,466	-11.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.31 ₱847.01	$25.10 ¥3,937	+88.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.84 ₱3,298.11	$48.29 ¥7,575	-6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.89 ₱2,537.56	$63.05 ¥9,891	+58.1%
Average			+25.2%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Hiroshima - Cost of clothing

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