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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 20.9% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 22.7% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 23.5% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 42.4% more in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 54.9% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 53.7% less in Cagayan de Oro City

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

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% less for restaurants

	Quito	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$3.72 ₱217.85	-25.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$3.27 ₱191.48	-55.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.80 ₱46.93	-29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.49 ₱28.55	-33.5%
Average			-36.0%

Quito vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.7% more for groceries

	Quito	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$0.92 ₱54.17	-43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$2.92 ₱171.32	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$6.14 ₱359.91	+51.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.02 ₱118.58	-16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$1.58 ₱92.45	-55.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.01 ₱59.29	+3.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.51 ₱29.90
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.03 ₱60.52	+117.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.56 ₱32.61	-4.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.95 ₱55.85	+40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$1.24 ₱72.71	+164.4%
Average			+22.7%

Quito vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.5% less for transportation

	Quito	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.09 ₱239.38	+55.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$8.25 ₱483.08	-69.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$20,175.06 ₱1,181,885.11	+0.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$2.55 ₱149.15	-81.1%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 42.4% more for housing

	Quito	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$32.51 ₱1,904.51	+14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$337.98 ₱19,799.66	-24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$218.55 ₱12,803.09	-31.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$77.91 ₱4,563.85	+210.8%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 54.9% less for childcare

	Quito	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$182.78 ₱10,707.71	-35.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$2,408.44 ₱141,089.80	-74.3%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.29 ₱75.58	-45.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.15 ₱125.97	-27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$2.37 ₱138.57	-60.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$21.48 ₱1,258.22	-44.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$4.30 ₱251.95	-38.6%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 53.7% less for clothing

	Quito	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$34.16 ₱2,000.98	-43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$14.07 ₱824.18	-70.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$55.91 ₱3,275.30	-47.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$42.25 ₱2,474.96	-54.5%
Average			-53.7%

Quito vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of clothing

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