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Tarlac City vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Tarlac City is 16.8% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% less in Tarlac City
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in Tarlac City
Transportation: pay 13.9% less in Tarlac City
Housing: pay 10.0% more in Tarlac City
Childcare: pay 1.8% more in Tarlac City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% less in Tarlac City
Clothing: pay 46.2% less in Tarlac City

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

Tarlac City vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.6% less for restaurants

	Quito	Tarlac City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$2.58 ₱151.17	-48.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$3.44 ₱201.56	-53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.82 ₱47.87	-27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.26 ₱15.12	-64.8%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Quito	Tarlac City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.45 ₱85.16	-10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$4.30 ₱251.95	+2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$5.97 ₱349.70	+46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.97 ₱115.29	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$1.40 ₱82.05	-60.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.28 ₱75.20	+31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.70 ₱40.91	+36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.93 ₱54.63	+96.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.66 ₱38.63	+12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.62 ₱36.42	-8.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.50 ₱29.56	+7.5%
Average			+12.4%

Quito vs. Tarlac City - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.9% less for transportation

	Quito	Tarlac City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.16 ₱243.68	+58.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$7.74 ₱453.50	-71.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$27,507.78 ₱1,611,447.08	+37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$2.63 ₱154.19	-80.5%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 10.0% more for housing

	Quito	Tarlac City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$24.51 ₱1,436.09	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$124.72 ₱7,306.44	-72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$98.92 ₱5,794.76	-68.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$73.87 ₱4,327.25	+194.7%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 1.8% more for childcare

	Quito	Tarlac City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$162.71 ₱9,531.96	-42.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$13,676.48 ₱801,188.51	+46.1%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Tarlac City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$0.95 ₱55.43	-60.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$1.55 ₱90.70	-47.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$2.75 ₱161.25	-54.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$43.01 ₱2,519.46	+11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$6.02 ₱352.72	-14.0%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 46.2% less for clothing

	Quito	Tarlac City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$44.44 ₱2,603.44	-26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$25.80 ₱1,511.68	-44.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$49.89 ₱2,922.57	-52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$36.13 ₱2,116.35	-61.1%
Average			-46.2%

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