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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Hiroshima Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 18.0% cheaper than Hiroshima.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 26.8% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 39.4% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 27.7% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 47.6% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.3% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Cagayan de Oro City

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

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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Hiroshima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.5% less for restaurants

	Hiroshima	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.01 ¥943	$3.59 ₱228.64	-40.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 ¥784	$3.03 ₱192.67	-39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ¥156	$0.73 ₱46.16	-27.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ¥104	$0.66 ₱42.25
Average			-35.5%

Hiroshima vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

	Hiroshima	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 ¥242	$0.87 ₱55.29	-43.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.53 ¥397	$4.21 ₱268.14	+66.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 ¥876	$5.71 ₱363.31	+2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ¥327	$2.14 ₱136.05	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 ¥432	$1.46 ₱93.03	-46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 ¥239	$0.96 ₱60.82	-37.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 ¥140	$0.48 ₱30.60	-45.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥269	$1.09 ₱69.41	-36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥270	$0.53 ₱33.60	-69.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ¥109	$0.90 ₱57.04	+28.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.61 ¥252	$1.16 ₱74.05	-27.6%
Average			-26.8%

Hiroshima vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.4% less for transportation

	Hiroshima	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.09 ¥642	$4.03 ₱256.14	-1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.53 ¥5,260	$9.70 ₱617.26	-71.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,725.38 ¥3M	$21,040.72 ₱1M	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 ¥2,144	$2.36 ₱150.08	-82.7%
Average			-39.4%

Hiroshima vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.7% more for housing

	Hiroshima	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.62 ¥4,803	$30.76 ₱1,956.95	+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.57 ¥38,208	$382.86 ₱24,356.71	+57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$189.80 ¥29,772	$224.98 ₱14,312.52	+18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.02 ¥16,632	$102.70 ₱6,533.28	-3.1%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 47.6% less for childcare

	Hiroshima	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.16 ¥24,810	$66.42 ₱4,225.28	-58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,416.34 ¥536K	$2,231.59 ₱142K	-34.7%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hiroshima	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 ¥422	$1.39 ₱88.73	-48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 ¥434	$2.36 ₱150.45	-14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥615	$2.99 ₱190.14	-23.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.56 ¥8,402	$20.35 ₱1,294.37	-62.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.02 ¥1,886	$4.46 ₱283.94	-62.9%
Average			-49.3%

Hiroshima vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Hiroshima	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.47 ¥4,466	$32.11 ₱2,042.94	+12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.10 ¥3,937	$13.31 ₱847.01	-46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.29 ¥7,575	$51.84 ₱3,298.11	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.05 ¥9,891	$39.89 ₱2,537.56	-36.7%
Average			-20.2%

Hiroshima vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of clothing

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