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Thessaloniki vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Thessaloniki is 63.1% more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Thessaloniki
Groceries: pay 31.6% more in Thessaloniki
Transportation: pay 84.9% more in Thessaloniki
Housing: pay 26.5% more in Thessaloniki
Childcare: pay 90.5% more in Thessaloniki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.4% more in Thessaloniki
Clothing: pay 99.8% more in Thessaloniki

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

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Thessaloniki vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Thessaloniki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.98 ₱251.03	$16.80 €14.95	+321.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.19 ₱200.83	$11.20 €9.97	+251.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ₱47.70	$2.94 €2.62	+288.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 ₱26.78	$0.73 €0.65	+71.2%
Average			+258.4%

Taguig City vs. Thessaloniki - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

	Taguig City	Thessaloniki
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ₱90.17	$1.74 €1.55	+21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 ₱160.66	$7.09 €6.31	+177.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 ₱455.56	$6.57 €5.85	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 ₱114.87	$5.55 €4.94	+204.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 ₱132.09	$5.12 €4.56	+144.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱64.68	$1.16 €1.03	+13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ₱53.49	$0.99 €0.88	+16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 ₱80.33	$0.96 €0.86	-24.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.12	$1.28 €1.14	+168.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱48.85	$0.57 €0.51	-26.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱75.72	$0.55 €0.49	-54.5%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 84.9% more for transportation

	Taguig City	Thessaloniki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 ₱293.33	$8.75 €7.79	+87.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.92 €15.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	+31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱168.19	$13.16 €11.71	+392.8%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 26.5% more for housing

	Taguig City	Thessaloniki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.43 ₱1,476.08	$30.47 €27.12	+30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$518.05 ₱32,634.43	$627.05 €558.10	+21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$438.01 ₱27,592.72	$492.02 €437.92	+12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.98 ₱5,353.26	$164.11 €146.06	+93.1%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 90.5% more for childcare

	Taguig City	Thessaloniki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.83 ₱8,367.80	$476.59 €424.18	+258.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,932.60 ₱563K	$9,030.67 €8,037.62	+1.1%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 90.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Thessaloniki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱75.31	$5.60 €4.98	+368.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 ₱160.66	$4.21 €3.75	+65.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ₱185.77	$5.60 €4.98	+89.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 ₱2,510.34	$51.63 €45.95	+29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.77 ₱426.76	$10.36 €9.22	+52.9%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 99.8% more for clothing

	Taguig City	Thessaloniki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.18 ₱2,594.02	$96.78 €86.14	+135.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.47 ₱1,730.75	$45.46 €40.46	+65.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.74 ₱4,267.58	$121.17 €107.85	+78.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.51 ₱3,623.11	$131.78 €117.29	+129.1%
Average			+99.8%

Taguig City vs. Thessaloniki - Cost of clothing

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