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Taguig City vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Taguig City is 3.8% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 33.1% less in Taguig City
Groceries: pay 41.4% more in Taguig City
Transportation: pay 2.2% more in Taguig City
Housing: pay 69.7% more in Taguig City
Childcare: pay 2.5% less in Taguig City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% less in Taguig City
Clothing: pay 32.5% less in Taguig City

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

Taguig City vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taguig City instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 33.1% less for restaurants

	Quito	Taguig City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$4.30 ₱254.24	-14.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$3.44 ₱203.39	-53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.82 ₱48.31	-27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.46 ₱27.12	-37.4%
Average			-33.1%

Quito vs. Taguig City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.4% more for groceries

	Quito	Taguig City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.33 ₱78.84	-17.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$3.17 ₱187.12	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$7.32 ₱432.73	+80.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.17 ₱128.19	-10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.26 ₱133.77	-35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.11 ₱65.50	+13.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.82 ₱48.61	+61.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.38 ₱81.36	+189.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.52 ₱30.51	-11.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.81 ₱47.59	+18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$1.37 ₱81.25	+192.8%
Average			+41.4%

Quito vs. Taguig City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2% more for transportation

	Quito	Taguig City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.16 ₱245.89	+58.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	+26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$2.92 ₱172.88	-78.3%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 69.7% more for housing

	Quito	Taguig City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$24.51 ₱1,449.17	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$560.82 ₱33,152.97	+25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$322.56 ₱19,068.04	+1.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$91.71 ₱5,421.64	+265.9%
Average			+69.7%

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pay 2.5% less for childcare

	Quito	Taguig City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	-51.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$13,676.48 ₱808,485.01	+46.1%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Taguig City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.42 ₱83.90	-40.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.59 ₱152.95	-12.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$3.10 ₱183.05	-48.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$41.86 ₱2,474.61	+8.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$6.88 ₱406.78	-1.7%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

	Quito	Taguig City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$44.44 ₱2,627.15	-26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	-36.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$71.68 ₱4,237.34	-32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$60.21 ₱3,559.37	-35.1%
Average			-32.5%

Quito vs. Taguig City - Cost of clothing

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