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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 66.1% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 75.5% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 44.4% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 52.9% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 38.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City

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

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.5% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.75	$3.72 ₱217.85	-10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.19	$3.27 ₱191.48	-37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$0.80 ₱46.93	+110.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$0.49 ₱28.55	+239.3%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$0.92 ₱54.17	+54.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$2.92 ₱171.32	+55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$6.14 ₱359.91	+64.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$2.02 ₱118.58	+39.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$1.58 ₱92.45	-23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$1.01 ₱59.29	+36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$0.51 ₱29.90	+52.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$1.03 ₱60.52	+263.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.56 ₱32.61	+341.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$0.95 ₱55.85	+406.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$1.24 ₱72.71	+566.1%
Average			+168.8%

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pay 44.4% more for transportation

	Cairo	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$4.09 ₱239.38	+200.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	$8.25 ₱483.08	+28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	$20,175.06 ₱1,181,885.11	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$2.55 ₱149.15	-4.3%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Cairo	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$32.51 ₱1,904.51	+151.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$337.98 ₱19,799.66	+58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	$218.55 ₱12,803.09	+59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$77.91 ₱4,563.85	+307.4%
Average			+144.2%

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pay 52.9% more for childcare

	Cairo	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$182.78 ₱10,707.71	+96.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	$2,408.44 ₱141,089.80	+8.9%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$1.29 ₱75.58	-11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$2.15 ₱125.97	+33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.88	$2.37 ₱138.57	+13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.96	$21.48 ₱1,258.22	+24.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$4.30 ₱251.95	+15.0%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 38.0% less for clothing

	Cairo	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$34.16 ₱2,000.98	+0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$14.07 ₱824.18	-69.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$55.91 ₱3,275.30	-52.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$42.25 ₱2,474.96	-31.4%
Average			-38.0%

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