Cost of living comparison

Philippines

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United States

New York City vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost of Living Summary

New York City is 5.3 times more expensive than Cagayan de Oro City.

Restaurants: pay 5.8 times more in New York City
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in New York City
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in New York City
Housing: pay 8.7 times more in New York City
Childcare: pay 37.3 times more in New York City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0 times more in New York City
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in New York City

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

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New York City vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.8 times more for restaurants

	Cagayan de Oro City	New York City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.59 ₱226.40	$26.50	+637.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.03 ₱190.79	$14.50	+378.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₱45.71	$3.95	+444.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₱41.84	$2.97	+346.6%
Average			+484.9%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. New York City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Cagayan de Oro City	New York City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 ₱54.75	$4.78	+449.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 ₱265.52	$9.47	+124.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ₱359.75	$5.13	-10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 ₱134.71	$6.03	+181.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 ₱92.12	$7.93	+442.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 ₱60.23	$3.11	+225.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.30	$0.96	+100.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 ₱68.73	$2.83	+159.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ₱33.27	$3.08	+483.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 ₱56.48	$1.83	+103.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 ₱73.33	$2.04	+75.3%
Average			+171.8%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. New York City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Cagayan de Oro City	New York City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 ₱253.63	$4.31	+6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.70 ₱611.21	$140.00	+1342.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,040.72 ₱1M	$35,458.00	+68.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.36 ₱148.61	$20.44	+766.4%
Average			+189.6%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. New York City - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.7 times more for housing

	Cagayan de Oro City	New York City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 ₱1,937.78	$71.57	+132.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.86 ₱24,118.19	$4,447.32	+1061.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.98 ₱14,172.36	$3,217.65	+1330.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.70 ₱6,469.30	$164.80	+60.5%
Average			+765.6%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. New York City - Cost of housing

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pay 37.3 times more for childcare

	Cagayan de Oro City	New York City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.42 ₱4,183.90	$3,379.10	+4987.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,231.59 ₱141K	$60,882.67	+2628.2%
Average			+3625.7%

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pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cagayan de Oro City	New York City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 ₱87.86	$8.50	+509.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 ₱148.98	$6.50	+174.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 ₱188.28	$19.00	+535.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.35 ₱1,281.69	$121.41	+496.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 ₱281.16	$22.50	+404.1%
Average			+395.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Cagayan de Oro City	New York City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.11 ₱2,022.93	$75.86	+136.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.31 ₱838.71	$54.45	+309.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.84 ₱3,265.81	$120.38	+132.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.89 ₱2,512.71	$132.00	+230.9%
Average			+193.5%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. New York City - Cost of clothing

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