Cost of living comparison

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Terre Haute vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Terre Haute is 84.4% more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 4.1 times more in Terre Haute
Groceries: pay 44.6% more in Terre Haute
Transportation: pay 32.0% more in Terre Haute
Housing: pay 86.4% more in Terre Haute
Childcare: pay 6.4 times more in Terre Haute
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.5% more in Terre Haute
Clothing: pay 4.1% more in Terre Haute

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

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Terre Haute vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Terre Haute instead of Taguig City, you would:

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pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Terre Haute
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.98 ₱251.03	$20.00	+401.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.19 ₱200.83	$10.00	+213.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ₱47.70	$2.66	+251.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 ₱26.78	$2.17	+409.7%
Average			+311.5%

Taguig City vs. Terre Haute - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.6% more for groceries

	Taguig City	Terre Haute
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ₱90.17	$1.90	+33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 ₱160.66	$5.24	+105.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 ₱455.56	$2.77	-61.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 ₱114.87	$3.20	+75.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 ₱132.09	$6.00	+186.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱64.68	$2.39	+132.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ₱53.49	$0.69	-18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 ₱80.33	$1.50	+17.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.12	$2.21	+361.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱48.85	$0.90	+16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱75.72	$1.10	-8.5%
Average			+44.6%

Taguig City vs. Terre Haute - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.0% more for transportation

	Taguig City	Terre Haute
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 ₱293.33	$3.29	-29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$36,531.00	+71.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱168.19	$14.45	+441.2%
Average			+32.0%

Taguig City vs. Terre Haute - Cost of transportation

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pay 86.4% more for housing

	Taguig City	Terre Haute
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.43 ₱1,476.08	$61.13	+160.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$518.05 ₱32,634.43	$950.00	+83.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$438.01 ₱27,592.72	$816.67	+86.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.98 ₱5,353.26	$147.87	+74.0%
Average			+86.4%

Taguig City vs. Terre Haute - Cost of housing

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pay 6.4 times more for childcare

	Taguig City	Terre Haute
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.83 ₱8,367.80	$1,536.88	+1057.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,932.60 ₱563K	$31,537.78	+253.1%
Average			+539.1%

Taguig City vs. Terre Haute - Cost of childcare

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pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Terre Haute
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱75.31	$4.50	+276.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 ₱160.66	$5.00	+96.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ₱185.77	$8.06	+173.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 ₱2,510.34	$25.00	-37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.77 ₱426.76	$11.50	+69.8%
Average			+67.5%

Taguig City vs. Terre Haute - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.1% more for clothing

	Taguig City	Terre Haute
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.18 ₱2,594.02	$31.50	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.47 ₱1,730.75	$51.67	+88.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.74 ₱4,267.58	$99.58	+47.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.51 ₱3,623.11	$32.00	-44.4%
Average			+4.1%

Taguig City vs. Terre Haute - Cost of clothing

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