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Antipolo vs. China Cost of Living Summary

Antipolo is 15.7% more expensive than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.1% more in Antipolo
Groceries: pay 91.7% more in Antipolo
Transportation: pay 9.6% less in Antipolo
Housing: pay 51.7% more in Antipolo
Childcare: pay 27.2% less in Antipolo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% less in Antipolo
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Antipolo

The cost of groceries, housing, and restaurants in Antipolo are more expensive than in China. Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Antipolo. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Antipolo.

Antipolo vs. China Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antipolo instead of China, you would:

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pay 15.1% more for restaurants

	China	Antipolo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 CN¥20.02	$6.02 ₱364.37	+107.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 CN¥34.67	$2.06 ₱124.93	-58.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 CN¥3.28	$0.41 ₱24.99	-13.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 CN¥1.91	$0.34 ₱20.82	+24.4%
Average			+15.1%

China vs. Antipolo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.7% more for groceries

	China	Antipolo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 CN¥11.25	$1.33 ₱80.70	-18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.32 CN¥43.68	$4.28 ₱258.75	-32.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 CN¥46.34	$7.32 ₱442.98	+9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 CN¥10.79	$2.21 ₱133.94	+41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 CN¥10.53	$2.28 ₱138.18	+49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 CN¥5.13	$1.52 ₱91.73	+104.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 CN¥3.77	$0.82 ₱49.76	+50.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 CN¥4.31	$1.64 ₱99.05	+162.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 CN¥3.48	$1.02 ₱61.95	+103.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 CN¥2.08	$1.17 ₱70.80	+289.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 CN¥2.73	$1.37 ₱83.17	+248.4%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

	China	Antipolo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 CN¥29.97	$4.18 ₱252.94	-3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.32 CN¥140.46	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,143.98 CN¥132K	$25,288.58 ₱2M	+32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 CN¥27.25	$1.69 ₱102.02	-57.2%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 51.7% more for housing

	China	Antipolo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.18 CN¥77.25	$27.10 ₱1,640.09	+142.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.90 CN¥2,107.39	$189.23 ₱11,451.65	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.65 CN¥1,352.27	$111.82 ₱6,766.88	-42.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.04 CN¥283.68	$100.49 ₱6,081.27	+144.8%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 27.2% less for childcare

	China	Antipolo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$390.25 CN¥2,697.34	$138.58 ₱8,386.31	-64.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,493.57 CN¥107K	$17,035.39 ₱1M	+10.0%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports

	China	Antipolo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 CN¥7.20	$0.95 ₱57.26	-9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 CN¥19.60	$0.60 ₱36.44	-78.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 CN¥23.22	$3.27 ₱197.80	-2.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.13 CN¥284.27	$51.61 ₱3,123.18	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 CN¥41.35	$7.48 ₱452.86	+25.1%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	China	Antipolo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.93 CN¥317.44	$49.23 ₱2,979.03	+7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.93 CN¥213.79	$29.70 ₱1,797.15	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.26 CN¥492.53	$80.85 ₱4,892.90	+13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.88 CN¥503.74	$49.70 ₱3,007.39	-31.8%
Average			-3.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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