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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Malang Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 60.4% more expensive than Malang.

Restaurants: pay 98.5% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 19.7% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 17.0% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 29.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 21.6% less in Cagayan de Oro City

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

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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Malang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.5% more for restaurants

	Malang	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.12 IDR20,175.61	$3.59 ₱226.40	+221.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$3.03 ₱190.79	+8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR10,440.88	$0.73 ₱45.71	+25.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 IDR4,035.12	$0.66 ₱41.84	+197.1%
Average			+98.5%

Malang vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

	Malang	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 IDR19,923.41	$0.87 ₱54.75	-21.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.92 IDR52,624.71	$4.21 ₱265.52	+44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 IDR65,871.71	$5.71 ₱359.75	+56.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.22 IDR22,018.25	$2.14 ₱134.71	+75.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR24,737.68	$1.46 ₱92.12	+6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 IDR16,777.77	$0.96 ₱60.23	+2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,524.24	$0.48 ₱30.30	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 IDR12,812.12	$1.09 ₱68.73	+53.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 IDR11,782.57	$0.53 ₱33.27	-19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,524.24	$0.90 ₱56.48	+53.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 IDR15,786.36	$1.16 ₱73.33	+33.1%
Average			+19.7%

Malang vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.0% more for transportation

	Malang	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 IDR52,266.41	$4.03 ₱253.63	+39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.59 IDR101K	$9.70 ₱611.21	+73.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,145.47 IDR454M	$21,040.72 ₱1M	-16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 IDR65,318.53	$2.36 ₱148.61	-34.8%
Average			+17.0%

Malang vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Malang	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.47 IDR352K	$30.76 ₱1,937.78	+58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$138.77 IDR3M	$382.86 ₱24,118.19	+175.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$92.20 IDR2M	$224.98 ₱14,172.36	+144.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.50 IDR424K	$102.70 ₱6,469.30	+337.0%
Average			+173.7%

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pay 29.0% less for childcare

	Malang	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$30.73 IDR555K	$66.42 ₱4,183.90	+116.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,555.28 IDR173M	$2,231.59 ₱141K	-76.6%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Malang	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$1.39 ₱87.86	-37.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	$2.36 ₱148.98	+81.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 IDR48,421.46	$2.99 ₱188.28	+11.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.55 IDR263K	$20.35 ₱1,281.69	+39.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.96 IDR35,307.31	$4.46 ₱281.16	+128.2%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 21.6% less for clothing

	Malang	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.88 IDR1M	$32.11 ₱2,022.93	-42.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.35 IDR404K	$13.31 ₱838.71	-40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.69 IDR933K	$51.84 ₱3,265.81	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.32 IDR656K	$39.89 ₱2,512.71	+9.8%
Average			-21.6%

Malang vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of clothing

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