Cost of living comparison

Philippines

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 26.7% more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 22.6% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 43.7% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 20.2% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 46.2% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 83.1% more in Chisinau

The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Chisinau are more expensive than in Taguig City. Notably, restaurants and clothing are significantly more expensive in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.98 ₱251.03	$11.22 MDL201.58	+181.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.19 ₱200.83	$8.70 MDL156.22	+172.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ₱47.70	$1.21 MDL21.71	+59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 ₱26.78	$0.89 MDL16.00	+109.5%
Average			+155.4%

Taguig City vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.6% less for groceries

	Taguig City	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ₱90.17	$0.71 MDL12.77	-50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 ₱160.66	$4.89 MDL87.82	+91.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 ₱455.56	$4.73 MDL85.03	-34.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 ₱114.87	$2.79 MDL50.06	+52.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 ₱132.09	$2.36 MDL42.34	+12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱64.68	$0.44 MDL7.87	-57.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ₱53.49	$0.87 MDL15.68	+2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 ₱80.33	$0.94 MDL16.87	-26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.12	$1.01 MDL18.06	+110.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱48.85	$0.31 MDL5.61	-59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱75.72	$0.25 MDL4.42	-79.5%
Average			-22.6%

Taguig City vs. Chisinau - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.7% more for transportation

	Taguig City	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 ₱293.33	$6.44 MDL115.64	+38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.52 MDL242.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$29,507.41 MDL530K	+38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱168.19	$4.94 MDL88.69	+84.9%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 20.2% more for housing

	Taguig City	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.43 ₱1,476.08	$10.59 MDL190.33	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$518.05 ₱32,634.43	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	+31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$438.01 ₱27,592.72	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	-0.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.98 ₱5,353.26	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	+118.7%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 46.2% more for childcare

	Taguig City	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.83 ₱8,367.80	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	+226.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,932.60 ₱563K	$5,841.67 MDL105K	-34.6%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱75.31	$2.24 MDL40.32	+87.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 ₱160.66	$2.16 MDL38.87	-15.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ₱185.77	$3.42 MDL61.48	+16.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 ₱2,510.34	$41.67 MDL748.71	+4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.77 ₱426.76	$8.41 MDL151.18	+24.2%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 83.1% more for clothing

	Taguig City	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.18 ₱2,594.02	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	+93.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.47 ₱1,730.75	$47.07 MDL845.61	+71.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.74 ₱4,267.58	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	+68.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.51 ₱3,623.11	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	+100.9%
Average			+83.1%

Taguig City vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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