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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Wollongong Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 64.8% cheaper than Wollongong.

Restaurants: pay 75.3% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 41.6% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 37.4% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 69.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 94.2% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.4% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 63.5% less in Cagayan de Oro City

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Cagayan de Oro City.

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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Wollongong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cagayan de Oro City instead of Wollongong, you would:

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pay 75.3% less for restaurants

	Wollongong	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.06 A$24.54	$3.59 ₱226.40	-78.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.44 A$15.02	$3.03 ₱190.79	-71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 A$4.45	$0.73 ₱45.71	-76.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 A$3.21	$0.66 ₱41.84	-70.2%
Average			-75.3%

Wollongong vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.6% less for groceries

	Wollongong	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 A$4.13	$0.87 ₱54.75	-69.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 A$7.51	$4.21 ₱265.52	-19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 A$6.33	$5.71 ₱359.75	+29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.02 A$5.78	$2.14 ₱134.71	-46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 A$6.13	$1.46 ₱92.12	-65.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 A$1.93	$0.96 ₱60.23	-28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.63	$0.48 ₱30.30	-57.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 A$2.20	$1.09 ₱68.73	-28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 A$3.00	$0.53 ₱33.27	-74.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.53	$0.90 ₱56.48	-15.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.65	$1.16 ₱73.33	+1.7%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

	Wollongong	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.30	$4.03 ₱253.63	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.70 ₱611.21
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$38,753.46	$21,040.72 ₱1M	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.79 A$24.16	$2.36 ₱148.61	-86.0%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 69.0% less for housing

	Wollongong	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.13 A$72.12	$30.76 ₱1,937.78	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,244.53 A$1,790.43	$382.86 ₱24,118.19	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,089.62 A$1,567.57	$224.98 ₱14,172.36	-79.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.13 A$200.16	$102.70 ₱6,469.30	-26.2%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 94.2% less for childcare

	Wollongong	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,167.40 A$3,118.11	$66.42 ₱4,183.90	-96.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,280.48 A$29,176.35	$2,231.59 ₱141K	-89.0%
Average			-94.2%

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pay 72.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Wollongong	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.96 A$10.02	$1.39 ₱87.86	-80.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 A$5.01	$2.36 ₱148.98	-32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$2.99 ₱188.28	-93.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.49 A$117.24	$20.35 ₱1,281.69	-75.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.23 A$19.03	$4.46 ₱281.16	-66.3%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 63.5% less for clothing

	Wollongong	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.62 A$100.16	$32.11 ₱2,022.93	-53.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.12 A$80.74	$13.31 ₱838.71	-76.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.35 A$167.39	$51.84 ₱3,265.81	-55.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.08 A$156.92	$39.89 ₱2,512.71	-63.4%
Average			-63.5%

Wollongong vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of clothing

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