Cost of living comparison

Philippines

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South Korea

Daegu vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 65.4% more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 67.2% more in Daegu
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Daegu
Transportation: pay 55.8% more in Daegu
Housing: pay 2.7% less in Daegu
Childcare: pay 93.5% more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.3% more in Daegu
Clothing: pay 67.7% more in Daegu

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

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Daegu vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.2% more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱264.35	$6.72 ₩9,521	+56.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.44 ₱211.48	$5.48 ₩7,767	+59.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₱50.23	$1.48 ₩2,092	+80.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ₱28.20	$0.79 ₩1,119	+72.2%
Average			+67.2%

Taguig City vs. Daegu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Taguig City	Daegu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱81.97	$4.50 ₩6,380	+237.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 ₱194.56	$5.54 ₩7,842	+74.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱449.93	$8.81 ₩12,485	+20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 ₱133.28	$2.66 ₩3,767	+22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 ₱139.09	$3.10 ₩4,395	+37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ₱68.11	$3.56 ₩5,048	+221.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱50.54	$1.68 ₩2,380	+104.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 ₱84.59	$2.67 ₩3,788	+94.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱31.72	$3.29 ₩4,659	+537.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 ₱49.48	$1.07 ₩1,517	+33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱84.48	$1.41 ₩1,997	+2.6%
Average			+126.0%

Taguig City vs. Daegu - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.8% more for transportation

	Taguig City	Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 ₱255.67	$4.32 ₩6,125	+4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$70.76 ₩100K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$26,696.92 ₩38M	+5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱179.76	$7.54 ₩10,674	+157.7%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 2.7% less for housing

	Taguig City	Daegu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.51 ₱1,506.78	$19.81 ₩28,063	-19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$560.82 ₱34,470.90	$379.34 ₩537K	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.56 ₱19,826.05	$249.67 ₩354K	-22.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.71 ₱5,637.16	$149.85 ₩212K	+63.4%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 93.5% more for childcare

	Taguig City	Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,517.86	$254.87 ₩361K	+83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,676.48 ₱841K	$27,763.25 ₩39M	+103.0%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 50.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 ₱87.23	$3.54 ₩5,011	+149.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱159.03	$3.46 ₩4,900	+33.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 ₱190.33	$3.18 ₩4,510	+2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.86 ₱2,572.98	$48.82 ₩69,154	+16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱422.96	$10.26 ₩14,532	+49.1%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 67.7% more for clothing

	Taguig City	Daegu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.44 ₱2,731.59	$53.11 ₩75,224	+19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,825.34	$47.76 ₩67,651	+60.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.68 ₱4,405.79	$91.70 ₩130K	+27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.21 ₱3,700.86	$158.02 ₩224K	+162.4%
Average			+67.7%

Taguig City vs. Daegu - Cost of clothing

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