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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Ningbo Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 2.8% more expensive than Ningbo.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 34.3% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 17.9% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 97.9% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 76.9% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Cagayan de Oro City

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

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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Ningbo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.2% more for restaurants

	Ningbo	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.50 CN¥23.75	$3.72 ₱229.28	+6.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.50	$3.27 ₱201.53	-22.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 CN¥2.92	$0.80 ₱49.40	+86.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.08	$0.49 ₱30.05	+58.9%
Average			+32.2%

Ningbo vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.3% more for groceries

	Ningbo	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 CN¥16.69	$0.92 ₱57.01	-62.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.76 CN¥59.37	$2.92 ₱180.31	-66.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.56 CN¥51.24	$6.14 ₱378.79	-18.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 CN¥12.85	$2.02 ₱124.80	+6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 CN¥11.81	$1.58 ₱97.30	-9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 CN¥4.74	$1.01 ₱62.40	+44.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CN¥4.31	$0.51 ₱31.46	-19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.83	$1.03 ₱63.70	+45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CN¥3.34	$0.56 ₱34.32	+13.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 CN¥2.07	$0.95 ₱58.78	+212.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.53	$1.24 ₱76.52	+232.2%
Average			+34.3%

Ningbo vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.9% less for transportation

	Ningbo	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 CN¥30.04	$4.09 ₱251.94	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.25 ₱508.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,029.61 CN¥142K	$20,175.06 ₱1M	-4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.37 CN¥29.64	$2.55 ₱156.98	-41.8%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 97.9% more for housing

	Ningbo	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.01 CN¥47.49	$32.51 ₱2,004.43	+363.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.04 CN¥2,588.38	$337.98 ₱20,838.46	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.37 CN¥1,757.25	$218.55 ₱13,474.81	-15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.27 CN¥340.59	$77.91 ₱4,803.29	+55.0%
Average			+97.9%

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pay 76.9% less for childcare

	Ningbo	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$599.73 CN¥4,063.31	$182.78 ₱11,269.49	-69.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,304.88 CN¥104K	$2,408.44 ₱148K	-84.3%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ningbo	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 CN¥6.65	$1.29 ₱79.55	+31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 CN¥23.11	$2.15 ₱132.58	-37.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.50	$2.37 ₱145.84	-43.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.91 CN¥148.42	$21.48 ₱1,324.24	-2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.01 CN¥47.49	$4.30 ₱265.16	-38.6%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Ningbo	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.46 CN¥294.46	$34.16 ₱2,105.96	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.41 CN¥199.28	$14.07 ₱867.42	-52.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 CN¥474.70	$55.91 ₱3,447.14	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.05 CN¥427.20	$42.25 ₱2,604.81	-33.0%
Average			-31.7%

Ningbo vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of clothing

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