Cost of living comparison

Philippines

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Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 49.0% more expensive than Cagayan de Oro City.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 97.8% more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 7.9% more in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 9.4 times more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% more in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Porto Alegre

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

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Porto Alegre vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Cagayan de Oro City	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.59 ₱226.40	$7.96 R$40.32	+121.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.03 ₱190.79	$6.97 R$35.28	+130.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₱45.71	$1.38 R$6.96	+89.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₱41.84	$1.08 R$5.44	+61.9%
Average			+114.2%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Cagayan de Oro City	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 ₱54.75	$1.69 R$8.53	+94.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 ₱265.52	$5.08 R$25.73	+20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ₱359.75	$3.83 R$19.40	-32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 ₱134.71	$2.46 R$12.44	+14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 ₱92.12	$2.18 R$11.03	+49.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 ₱60.23	$1.09 R$5.53	+14.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.30	$0.66 R$3.36	+38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 ₱68.73	$0.63 R$3.17	-42.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ₱33.27	$0.74 R$3.73	+39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 ₱56.48	$0.56 R$2.83	-37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 ₱73.33	$0.50 R$2.53	-57.1%
Average			-0.9%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.8% more for transportation

	Cagayan de Oro City	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 ₱253.63	$4.94 R$25.01	+22.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.70 ₱611.21	$59.73 R$302.37	+515.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,040.72 ₱1M	$23,669.59 R$120K	+12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.36 ₱148.61	$7.90 R$40.01	+235.0%
Average			+97.8%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.9% more for housing

	Cagayan de Oro City	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 ₱1,937.78	$21.90 R$110.86	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.86 ₱24,118.19	$481.30 R$2,436.56	+25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.98 ₱14,172.36	$279.01 R$1,412.50	+24.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.70 ₱6,469.30	$58.38 R$295.53	-43.2%
Average			+7.9%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of housing

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pay 9.4 times more for childcare

	Cagayan de Oro City	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.42 ₱4,183.90	$557.40 R$2,821.85	+739.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,231.59 ₱141K	$23,711.01 R$120K	+962.5%
Average			+844.3%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of childcare

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pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cagayan de Oro City	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 ₱87.86	$2.39 R$12.09	+71.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 ₱148.98	$2.55 R$12.90	+7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 ₱188.28	$2.48 R$12.58	-16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.35 ₱1,281.69	$29.37 R$148.70	+44.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 ₱281.16	$7.27 R$36.79	+62.8%
Average			+37.4%

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

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Cagayan de Oro City	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.11 ₱2,022.93	$50.34 R$254.82	+56.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.31 ₱838.71	$58.19 R$294.60	+337.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.84 ₱3,265.81	$101.92 R$515.98	+96.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.89 ₱2,512.71	$79.07 R$400.27	+98.2%
Average			+127.3%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of clothing

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