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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 62.2% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 72.8% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 34.9% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 54.4% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 62.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 85.8% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 57.8% less in Cagayan de Oro City

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Cagayan de Oro City.

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.8% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.70	$3.72 ₱217.85	-77.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.82	$3.27 ₱191.48	-66.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.91	$0.80 ₱46.93	-69.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.38	$0.49 ₱28.55	-78.2%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 34.9% less for groceries

	Canberra	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.09	$0.92 ₱54.17	-65.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.53	$2.92 ₱171.32	-41.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.30	$6.14 ₱359.91	+11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.52	$2.02 ₱118.58	-53.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.30	$1.58 ₱92.45	-62.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.24	$1.01 ₱59.29	-31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.51 ₱29.90	-62.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.02	$1.03 ₱60.52	-22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.81	$0.56 ₱32.61	-70.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.53	$0.95 ₱55.85	-5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$1.24 ₱72.71	+19.2%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 54.4% less for transportation

	Canberra	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.67	$4.09 ₱239.38	-7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.71	$8.25 ₱483.08	-93.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,882.11	$20,175.06 ₱1,181,885.11	-30.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.60	$2.55 ₱149.15	-86.5%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 62.0% less for housing

	Canberra	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.53	$32.51 ₱1,904.51	-37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,348.83	$337.98 ₱19,799.66	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,753.39	$218.55 ₱12,803.09	-81.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$240.30	$77.91 ₱4,563.85	-51.0%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 85.8% less for childcare

	Canberra	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,650.66	$182.78 ₱10,707.71	-89.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,131.85	$2,408.44 ₱141,089.80	-81.9%
Average			-85.8%

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pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.88	$1.29 ₱75.58	-80.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.15	$2.15 ₱125.97	-36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.92	$2.37 ₱138.57	-92.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.69	$21.48 ₱1,258.22	-63.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.76	$4.30 ₱251.95	-67.1%
Average			-68.0%

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pay 57.8% less for clothing

	Canberra	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.86	$34.16 ₱2,000.98	-50.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$87.26	$14.07 ₱824.18	-75.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$142.12	$55.91 ₱3,275.30	-40.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.91	$42.25 ₱2,474.96	-64.3%
Average			-57.8%

Canberra vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of clothing

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