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Palmerston North vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Palmerston North is 2.4 times more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Palmerston North
Groceries: pay 38.6% more in Palmerston North
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Palmerston North
Housing: pay 51.4% more in Palmerston North
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Palmerston North
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Palmerston North
Clothing: pay 34.6% more in Palmerston North

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

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Palmerston North vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palmerston North instead of Taguig City, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Palmerston North
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱264.35	$14.42 NZ$24.49	+235.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.44 ₱211.48	$9.91 NZ$16.83	+188.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₱50.23	$2.36 NZ$4.00	+188.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ₱28.20	$2.01 NZ$3.42	+338.6%
Average			+237.7%

Taguig City vs. Palmerston North - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.6% more for groceries

	Taguig City	Palmerston North
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱81.97	$1.99 NZ$3.38	+49.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 ₱194.56	$3.89 NZ$6.61	+23.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱449.93	$7.12 NZ$12.08	-2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 ₱133.28	$5.13 NZ$8.71	+136.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 ₱139.09	$3.99 NZ$6.77	+76.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ₱68.11	$1.07 NZ$1.82	-3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱50.54	$0.80 NZ$1.36	-2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 ₱84.59	$1.08 NZ$1.83	-21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱31.72	$1.48 NZ$2.51	+186.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 ₱49.48	$0.91 NZ$1.55	+13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱84.48	$0.95 NZ$1.62	-30.6%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Taguig City	Palmerston North
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 ₱255.67	$6.11 NZ$10.36	+46.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$70.50 NZ$119.68
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$22,211.80 NZ$37,707.84	-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱179.76	$18.92 NZ$32.13	+547.1%
Average			+193.9%

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pay 51.4% more for housing

	Taguig City	Palmerston North
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.51 ₱1,506.78	$45.43 NZ$77.13	+85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$560.82 ₱34,470.90	$807.70 NZ$1,371.19	+44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.56 ₱19,826.05	$663.47 NZ$1,126.34	+105.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.71 ₱5,637.16	$64.71 NZ$109.85	-29.4%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Taguig City	Palmerston North
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,517.86	$961.55 NZ$1,632.37	+593.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,676.48 ₱841K	$4,843.04 NZ$8,221.78	-64.6%
Average			+264.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Palmerston North
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 ₱87.23	$6.44 NZ$10.92	+353.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱159.03	$3.32 NZ$5.63	+28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 ₱190.33	$17.88 NZ$30.36	+477.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.86 ₱2,572.98	$22.69 NZ$38.52	-45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱422.96	$8.65 NZ$14.69	+25.8%
Average			+167.8%

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pay 34.6% more for clothing

	Taguig City	Palmerston North
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.44 ₱2,731.59	$66.35 NZ$112.63	+49.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,825.34	$36.06 NZ$61.21	+21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.68 ₱4,405.79	$87.26 NZ$148.14	+21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.21 ₱3,700.86	$87.98 NZ$149.36	+46.1%
Average			+34.6%

Taguig City vs. Palmerston North - Cost of clothing

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