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Des Moines vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Des Moines is 2.7 times more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Des Moines
Groceries: pay 51.3% more in Des Moines
Transportation: pay 93.9% more in Des Moines
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Des Moines
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Des Moines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Des Moines
Clothing: pay 49.3% more in Des Moines

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

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Des Moines vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Des Moines instead of Taguig City, you would:

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Des Moines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱265.16	$17.00	+295.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.44 ₱212.13	$12.00	+248.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₱50.38	$2.61	+219.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ₱28.28	$2.15	+369.6%
Average			+283.2%

Taguig City vs. Des Moines - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.3% more for groceries

	Taguig City	Des Moines
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱82.22	$3.03	+127.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 ₱195.16	$6.36	+100.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱451.32	$3.56	-51.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 ₱133.70	$3.61	+66.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 ₱139.52	$3.67	+62.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ₱68.32	$1.77	+59.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱50.70	$0.65	-20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 ₱84.85	$1.66	+20.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱31.82	$1.59	+208.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 ₱49.63	$0.75	-7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱84.74	$1.36	-0.8%
Average			+51.3%

Taguig City vs. Des Moines - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.9% more for transportation

	Taguig City	Des Moines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 ₱256.46	$2.93	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$58.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$26,000.00	+2.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱180.31	$11.94	+308.3%
Average			+93.9%

Taguig City vs. Des Moines - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Taguig City	Des Moines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.51 ₱1,511.44	$57.86	+136.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$560.82 ₱34,577.46	$1,214.00	+116.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.56 ₱19,887.34	$912.50	+182.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.71 ₱5,654.59	$108.83	+18.7%
Average			+113.5%

Taguig City vs. Des Moines - Cost of housing

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Taguig City	Des Moines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,544.19	$1,369.17	+888.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,676.48 ₱843K	$11,812.00	-13.6%
Average			+437.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Des Moines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 ₱87.50	$5.00	+252.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱159.52	$5.47	+111.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 ₱190.92	$7.14	+130.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.86 ₱2,580.94	$71.67	+71.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱424.26	$15.00	+118.0%
Average			+136.7%

Taguig City vs. Des Moines - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 49.3% more for clothing

	Taguig City	Des Moines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.44 ₱2,740.03	$56.67	+27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,830.99	$41.00	+38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.68 ₱4,419.41	$73.00	+1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.21 ₱3,712.30	$138.33	+129.7%
Average			+49.3%

Taguig City vs. Des Moines - Cost of clothing

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