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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Porto Alegre Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 32.9% cheaper than Porto Alegre.

Restaurants: pay 53.3% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 0.9% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 49.4% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 7.3% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 89.4% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 56.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City

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

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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Porto Alegre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.3% less for restaurants

	Porto Alegre	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.96 R$40.32	$3.59 ₱226.40	-54.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 R$35.28	$3.03 ₱190.79	-56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 R$6.96	$0.73 ₱45.71	-47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 R$5.44	$0.66 ₱41.84	-38.2%
Average			-53.3%

Porto Alegre vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.9% more for groceries

	Porto Alegre	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$8.53	$0.87 ₱54.75	-48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 R$25.73	$4.21 ₱265.52	-17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.83 R$19.40	$5.71 ₱359.75	+49.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 R$12.44	$2.14 ₱134.71	-12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 R$11.03	$1.46 ₱92.12	-32.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 R$5.53	$0.96 ₱60.23	-12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.36	$0.48 ₱30.30	-27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.17	$1.09 ₱68.73	+74.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.73	$0.53 ₱33.27	-28.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.90 ₱56.48	+60.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.53	$1.16 ₱73.33	+132.9%
Average			+0.9%

Porto Alegre vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.4% less for transportation

	Porto Alegre	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 R$25.01	$4.03 ₱253.63	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.73 R$302.37	$9.70 ₱611.21	-83.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$21,040.72 ₱1M	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.90 R$40.01	$2.36 ₱148.61	-70.2%
Average			-49.4%

Porto Alegre vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.3% less for housing

	Porto Alegre	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.90 R$110.86	$30.76 ₱1,937.78	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.30 R$2,436.56	$382.86 ₱24,118.19	-20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.01 R$1,412.50	$224.98 ₱14,172.36	-19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.38 R$295.53	$102.70 ₱6,469.30	+75.9%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 89.4% less for childcare

	Porto Alegre	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.40 R$2,821.85	$66.42 ₱4,183.90	-88.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,711.01 R$120K	$2,231.59 ₱141K	-90.6%
Average			-89.4%

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pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Porto Alegre	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$1.39 ₱87.86	-41.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 R$12.90	$2.36 ₱148.98	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.58	$2.99 ₱188.28	+20.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.37 R$148.70	$20.35 ₱1,281.69	-30.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 R$36.79	$4.46 ₱281.16	-38.6%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 56.0% less for clothing

	Porto Alegre	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.34 R$254.82	$32.11 ₱2,022.93	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.19 R$294.60	$13.31 ₱838.71	-77.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.92 R$515.98	$51.84 ₱3,265.81	-49.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.07 R$400.27	$39.89 ₱2,512.71	-49.6%
Average			-56.0%

Porto Alegre vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of clothing

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