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Taguig City vs. Selangor Cost of Living Summary

Taguig City is 23.1% more expensive than Selangor.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% more in Taguig City
Groceries: pay 20.9% more in Taguig City
Transportation: pay 5.3% more in Taguig City
Housing: pay 27.9% more in Taguig City
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Taguig City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in Taguig City
Clothing: pay 19.3% less in Taguig City

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

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Taguig City vs. Selangor Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.1% more for restaurants

	Selangor	Taguig City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.84 MYR11.65	$4.30 ₱265.16	+51.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 MYR15.53	$3.44 ₱212.13	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MYR3.24	$0.82 ₱50.38	+3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 MYR1.53	$0.46 ₱28.28	+23.2%
Average			+17.1%

Selangor vs. Taguig City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.9% more for groceries

	Selangor	Taguig City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.00	$1.33 ₱82.22	+36.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.19	$3.17 ₱195.16	-55.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 MYR28.28	$7.32 ₱451.32	+6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 MYR7.69	$2.17 ₱133.70	+15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.58	$2.26 ₱139.52	+8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.41	$1.11 ₱68.32	-16.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.06	$0.82 ₱50.70	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.00	$1.38 ₱84.85	+12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.83	$0.52 ₱31.82	-25.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.32	$0.81 ₱49.63	+42.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MYR1.91	$1.37 ₱84.74	+195.1%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

	Selangor	Taguig City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.55	$4.16 ₱256.46	+125.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR165K	$25,288.58 ₱2M	-37.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR43.68	$2.92 ₱180.31	-72.6%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 27.9% more for housing

	Selangor	Taguig City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR104.39	$24.51 ₱1,511.44	-3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$444.31 MYR1,819.86	$560.82 ₱34,577.46	+26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.53 MYR1,431.62	$322.56 ₱19,887.34	-7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR190.83	$91.71 ₱5,654.59	+96.8%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Selangor	Taguig City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.48 MYR485.30	$138.58 ₱8,544.19	+17.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,344.39 MYR17,794.19	$13,676.48 ₱843K	+214.8%
Average			+115.9%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Selangor	Taguig City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.47	$1.42 ₱87.50	-66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 MYR9.06	$2.59 ₱159.52	+17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.47	$3.10 ₱190.92	-27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.10 MYR160.15	$41.86 ₱2,580.94	+7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.38	$6.88 ₱424.26	+38.3%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 19.3% less for clothing

	Selangor	Taguig City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR252.55	$44.44 ₱2,740.03	-27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR151.98	$29.70 ₱1,830.99	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.75 MYR310.27	$71.68 ₱4,419.41	-5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.99 MYR323.53	$60.21 ₱3,712.30	-23.8%
Average			-19.3%

Selangor vs. Taguig City - Cost of clothing

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