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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 42.0% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 61.2% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 24.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 30.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 5.7% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 67.7% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.4% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 55.9% less in Cagayan de Oro City

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

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$3.72 ₱217.85	-65.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$3.27 ₱191.48	-62.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$0.80 ₱46.93	-53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$0.49 ₱28.55	-62.6%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 24.0% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$0.92 ₱54.17	-64.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$2.92 ₱171.32	-42.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$6.14 ₱359.91	-6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$2.02 ₱118.58	-22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$1.58 ₱92.45	-58.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$1.01 ₱59.29	-26.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$0.51 ₱29.90	-36.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$1.03 ₱60.52	+6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$0.56 ₱32.61	-38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.95 ₱55.85	-0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$1.24 ₱72.71	+24.8%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 30.0% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$4.09 ₱239.38	-20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$8.25 ₱483.08	-57.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$20,175.06 ₱1,181,885.11	+0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$2.55 ₱149.15	-42.5%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 5.7% less for housing

	Mexico City	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$32.51 ₱1,904.51	+5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$337.98 ₱19,799.66	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$218.55 ₱12,803.09	-67.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$77.91 ₱4,563.85	+108.5%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 67.7% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$182.78 ₱10,707.71	-57.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$2,408.44 ₱141,089.80	-77.9%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$1.29 ₱75.58	-60.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$2.15 ₱125.97	-43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$2.37 ₱138.57	-45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$21.48 ₱1,258.22	-63.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$4.30 ₱251.95	-34.0%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 55.9% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$34.16 ₱2,000.98	-44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$14.07 ₱824.18	-70.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$55.91 ₱3,275.30	-47.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$42.25 ₱2,474.96	-61.9%
Average			-55.9%

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