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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 32.1% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 97.8% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 25.8% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 76.8% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 41.9% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 50.2% less in Cagayan de Oro City

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

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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 13.0% less for restaurants

	Cairo	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP266.13	$3.59 ₱229.17	-24.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP330.00	$3.03 ₱193.12	-48.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.72	$0.73 ₱46.27	+105.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP8.12	$0.66 ₱42.35	+355.7%
Average			-13.0%

Cairo vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 97.8% more for groceries

	Cairo	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP42.48	$0.87 ₱55.42	+14.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP118.94	$4.21 ₱268.77	+97.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP199.03	$5.71 ₱364.15	+59.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP66.00	$2.14 ₱136.36	+80.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP125.88	$1.46 ₱93.25	-35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP45.55	$0.96 ₱60.96	+17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP19.31	$0.48 ₱30.68	+38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.68	$1.09 ₱69.57	+314.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.50	$0.53 ₱33.68	+118.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP10.10	$0.90 ₱57.17	+394.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.94	$1.16 ₱74.23	+493.0%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

	Cairo	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP93.50	$4.03 ₱256.74	+140.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP479.03	$9.70 ₱618.69	+12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$21,040.72 ₱1M	-34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP106.45	$2.36 ₱150.43	+23.5%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 76.8% more for housing

	Cairo	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP786.06	$30.76 ₱1,961.49	+118.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP12,089.78	$382.86 ₱24,413.28	+76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,689.44	$224.98 ₱14,345.76	+17.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,157.28	$102.70 ₱6,548.45	+394.6%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 41.9% less for childcare

	Cairo	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,860.17	$66.42 ₱4,235.09	-46.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP199K	$2,231.59 ₱142K	-37.4%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP82.50	$1.39 ₱88.94	-5.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP99.09	$2.36 ₱150.80	+33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP111.77	$2.99 ₱190.58	+49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,664.65	$20.35 ₱1,297.37	-31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP266.13	$4.46 ₱284.60	-6.5%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 50.2% less for clothing

	Cairo	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,282.04	$32.11 ₱2,047.68	-21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,820.95	$13.31 ₱848.97	-73.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,449.67	$51.84 ₱3,305.77	-55.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,335.46	$39.89 ₱2,543.45	-33.3%
Average			-50.2%

Cairo vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of clothing

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