Cost of living comparison

Philippines

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Dominican Republic

Santiago vs. Pasig Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 27.9% more expensive than Pasig.

Restaurants: pay 96.0% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 10.6% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 22.1% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 63.7% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 17.0% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 7.5% more in Santiago

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Santiago are more expensive than in Pasig. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Santiago. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Santiago.

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Santiago vs. Pasig Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Pasig, you would:

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pay 96.0% more for restaurants

	Pasig	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.98 ₱251.03	$8.29 DOP509.30	+108.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.81 ₱176.73	$7.05 DOP432.90	+151.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ₱43.18	$0.70 DOP42.78	+1.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 ₱20.46	$0.39 DOP24.19	+21.2%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 10.6% less for groceries

	Pasig	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 ₱71.61	$1.51 DOP93.03	+33.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.79 ₱175.72	$3.15 DOP193.81	+13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 ₱404.50	$4.50 DOP276.65	-29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ₱129.18	$1.48 DOP90.65	-28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 ₱97.74	$1.63 DOP99.87	+4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 ₱91.09	$1.45 DOP88.96	+0.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 ₱45.55	$0.37 DOP22.53	-49.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 ₱83.12	$1.24 DOP75.89	-6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱50.10	$0.83 DOP51.09	+4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱64.97	$0.91 DOP56.14	-11.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱75.72	$1.00 DOP61.45	-16.8%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

	Pasig	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 ₱293.33	$5.35 DOP328.96	+15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.28 DOP1,860.04
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.54 ₱160.16	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	+702.2%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 63.7% more for housing

	Pasig	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.14 ₱1,520.93	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.74 ₱21,086.86	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	+102.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$151.43 ₱9,539.29	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	+79.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.04 ₱5,924.32	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-24.6%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 17.0% less for childcare

	Pasig	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.83 ₱8,367.80	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	+12.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,932.60 ₱563K	$5,471.59 DOP336K	-38.7%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Pasig	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱75.31	$2.49 DOP152.79	+108.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 ₱142.25	$1.80 DOP110.35	-20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ₱185.77	$4.81 DOP295.39	+63.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.29 ₱1,907.86	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	-17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.38 ₱401.65	$4.97 DOP305.58	-22.0%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 7.5% more for clothing

	Pasig	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.01 ₱2,142.16	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-22.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.47 ₱1,730.75	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	+66.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.73 ₱4,518.61	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	-13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.79 ₱3,514.48	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	+18.9%
Average			+7.5%

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