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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Daejeon Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 40.0% cheaper than Daejeon.

Restaurants: pay 40.2% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 47.6% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 30.8% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 7.9% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 63.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 48.1% less in Cagayan de Oro City

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

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Daejeon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.2% less for restaurants

	Daejeon	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩10,320	$3.72 ₱228.00	-44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.17 ₩7,930	$3.27 ₱200.40	-36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ₩2,129	$0.80 ₱49.12	-42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ₩1,195	$0.49 ₱29.88	-37.4%
Average			-40.2%

Daejeon vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.6% less for groceries

	Daejeon	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 ₩3,938	$0.92 ₱56.70	-63.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 ₩7,821	$2.92 ₱179.31	-42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.66 ₩11,761	$6.14 ₱376.69	-19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 ₩3,850	$2.02 ₱124.11	-19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.45 ₩5,297	$1.58 ₱96.76	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.69 ₩5,667	$1.01 ₱62.05	-72.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 ₩2,217	$0.51 ₱31.29	-64.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.46 ₩3,778	$1.03 ₱63.34	-58.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.30 ₩3,528	$0.56 ₱34.13	-75.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.25 ₩3,449	$0.95 ₱58.45	-57.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 ₩1,823	$1.24 ₱76.10	+4.5%
Average			-47.6%

Daejeon vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.8% less for transportation

	Daejeon	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 ₩6,668	$4.09 ₱250.54	-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.61 ₩16,295	$8.25 ₱505.60	-22.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,696.92 ₩41M	$20,175.06 ₱1M	-24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.70 ₩13,362	$2.55 ₱156.10	-70.7%
Average			-30.8%

Daejeon vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.9% less for housing

	Daejeon	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.59 ₩36,210	$32.51 ₱1,993.28	+37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.78 ₩543K	$337.98 ₱20,722.53	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.89 ₩463K	$218.55 ₱13,399.85	-27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.45 ₩191K	$77.91 ₱4,776.57	-37.4%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 63.0% less for childcare

	Daejeon	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$273.59 ₩420K	$182.78 ₱11,206.80	-33.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,609.06 ₩52M	$2,408.44 ₱148K	-92.8%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Daejeon	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 ₩4,888	$1.29 ₱79.11	-59.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 ₩5,522	$2.15 ₱131.84	-40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,888	$2.37 ₱145.03	-25.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.01 ₩44,539	$21.48 ₱1,316.87	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩16,295	$4.30 ₱263.69	-59.5%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 48.1% less for clothing

	Daejeon	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.85 ₩93,423	$34.16 ₱2,094.25	-43.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.92 ₩59,747	$14.07 ₱862.60	-63.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.06 ₩117K	$55.91 ₱3,427.96	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.83 ₩155K	$42.25 ₱2,590.32	-58.1%
Average			-48.1%

Daejeon vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of clothing

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