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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 64.6% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 56.2% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 44.2% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 75.3% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 55.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 88.6% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.7% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 60.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City

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

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.2% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.00	$3.72 ₱217.85	-59.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.00	$3.27 ₱191.48	-57.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$0.80 ₱46.93	-49.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$0.49 ₱28.55	-57.9%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 44.2% less for groceries

	Singapore	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$0.92 ₱54.17	-60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.49	$2.92 ₱171.32	-67.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.91	$6.14 ₱359.91	-46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.19	$2.02 ₱118.58	-37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.54	$1.58 ₱92.45	-68.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.01 ₱59.29	-48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.76	$0.51 ₱29.90	-62.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.87	$1.03 ₱60.52	-53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.53	$0.56 ₱32.61	-53.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.95 ₱55.85	-15.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$1.24 ₱72.71	+27.3%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 75.3% less for transportation

	Singapore	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.69	$4.09 ₱239.38	-50.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.01	$8.25 ₱483.08	-91.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,016.98	$20,175.06 ₱1,181,885.11	-85.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.60	$2.55 ₱149.15	-73.9%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 55.0% less for housing

	Singapore	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.40	$32.51 ₱1,904.51	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,030.94	$337.98 ₱19,799.66	-89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,944.72	$218.55 ₱12,803.09	-90.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.36	$77.91 ₱4,563.85	-33.0%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 88.6% less for childcare

	Singapore	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,621.49	$182.78 ₱10,707.71	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,616.59	$2,408.44 ₱141,089.80	-91.7%
Average			-88.6%

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pay 72.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.00	$1.29 ₱75.58	-83.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.05	$2.15 ₱125.97	-54.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.50	$2.37 ₱138.57	-81.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.51	$21.48 ₱1,258.22	-81.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.00	$4.30 ₱251.95	-62.9%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 60.0% less for clothing

	Singapore	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD109.84	$34.16 ₱2,000.98	-59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.07	$14.07 ₱824.18	-67.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.17	$55.91 ₱3,275.30	-46.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.22	$42.25 ₱2,474.96	-66.5%
Average			-60.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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