Cost of living comparison

Philippines

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United States

Portsmouth vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Portsmouth is 2.4 times more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Portsmouth
Groceries: pay 75.0% more in Portsmouth
Transportation: pay 54.5% more in Portsmouth
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Portsmouth
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Portsmouth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.9% more in Portsmouth
Clothing: pay 2.8% less in Portsmouth

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

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Portsmouth vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Portsmouth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.98 ₱251.03	$20.50	+414.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.19 ₱200.83	$9.00	+182.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ₱47.70	$2.61	+245.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 ₱26.78	$1.50	+252.9%
Average			+285.8%

Taguig City vs. Portsmouth - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.0% more for groceries

	Taguig City	Portsmouth
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ₱90.17	$5.14	+259.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 ₱160.66	$5.51	+116.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 ₱455.56	$4.88	-32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 ₱114.87	$3.50	+91.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 ₱132.09	$5.93	+182.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱64.68	$2.33	+127.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ₱53.49	$0.95	+11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 ₱80.33	$2.09	+64.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.12	$2.01	+320.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱48.85	$0.73	-6.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱75.72	$1.22	+1.2%
Average			+75.0%

Taguig City vs. Portsmouth - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.5% more for transportation

	Taguig City	Portsmouth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 ₱293.33	$3.31	-29.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$36,619.00	+71.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱168.19	$45.77	+1614.2%
Average			+54.5%

Taguig City vs. Portsmouth - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Taguig City	Portsmouth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.43 ₱1,476.08	$53.00	+126.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$518.05 ₱32,634.43	$2,166.67	+318.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$438.01 ₱27,592.72	$1,600.00	+265.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.98 ₱5,353.26	$148.39	+74.6%
Average			+237.0%

Taguig City vs. Portsmouth - Cost of housing

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Taguig City	Portsmouth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.83 ₱8,367.80	$828.50	+523.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,932.60 ₱563K	$33,333.33	+273.2%
Average			+382.4%

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pay 87.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Portsmouth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱75.31	$7.00	+485.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 ₱160.66	$4.00	+56.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ₱185.77	$14.00	+374.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 ₱2,510.34	$25.00	-37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.77 ₱426.76	$12.25	+80.8%
Average			+87.9%

Taguig City vs. Portsmouth - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.8% less for clothing

	Taguig City	Portsmouth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.18 ₱2,594.02	$25.00	-39.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.47 ₱1,730.75	$37.80	+37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.74 ₱4,267.58	$52.00	-23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.51 ₱3,623.11	$80.00	+39.1%
Average			-2.8%

Taguig City vs. Portsmouth - Cost of clothing

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