Cost of Living Comparison Between Cainta and Dongguan Cost of Living Comparison Between Cainta and Dongguan

🙂 Solo nomad: Cainta is 8.9% cheaper than Dongguan without rent, and 33.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cainta is 12.2% cheaper than Dongguan without rent, and 5.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.62 ₱211

$2.41 ¥16.63

50.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.87 ₱1,040

$20.75 ¥143

-13.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.99 ₱174

$4.43 ¥30.56

-32.51%

Cappuccino

$2.63 ₱153

$2.63 ¥18.13

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.95 ₱55.6

$0.42 ¥2.89

126.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.54 ₱31.20

$0.27 ¥1.84

100.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.55 ₱90.2

$1.18 ¥8.14

31.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.70 ₱157

$2.20 ¥15.19

22.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.90 ₱111

$1.68 ¥11.61

13.10%

White Bread (500g)

$1.41 ₱82.0

$1.50 ¥10.37

-6.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.04 ₱60.3

$0.93 ¥6.40

11.83%

Eggs

$2.08 ₱121

$1.77 ¥12.23

17.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.48 ₱552

$12.91 ¥89.1

-26.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.10 ₱297

$3.88 ¥26.79

31.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.36 ₱487

$11.44 ¥78.9

-26.92%

Apples (1kg)

$3.36 ₱196

$1.82 ¥12.55

84.62%

Banana (1kg)

$1.81 ₱105

$1.40 ¥9.69

29.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.61 ₱210

$1.81 ¥12.49

99.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.38 ₱139

$1.40 ¥9.66

70.00%

Potato (1kg)

$2.72 ₱159

$0.94 ¥6.48

189.36%

Onion (1kg)

$3.10 ₱180

$1.42 ¥9.77

118.31%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.95 ₱114

$0.65 ¥4.50

200.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.69 ₱40.06

$0.59 ¥4.04

16.95%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.47 ₱202

$2.71 ¥18.69

28.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.58 ₱558

$13.52 ¥93.3

-29.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.50 ₱87.1

$0.89 ¥6.15

68.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 ₱128

$1.93 ¥13.30

13.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱15.03

$0.27 ¥1.86

-3.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$21.13 ¥146

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.93 ₱54.2

$1.27 ¥8.76

-26.77%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₱14.00

$0.34 ¥2.36

-29.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.08 ₱121

$5.51 ¥38.04

-62.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ₱67.2

$1.12 ¥7.73

2.68%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$26.1K ₱1.5M

$20.6K ¥142.1K

26.58%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$22.9K ₱1.3M

$20.6K ¥142.4K

10.91%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$137 ₱7,964

$62.0 ¥427

120.77%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$21.98 ₱1,280

$8.24 ¥56.8

166.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.92 ₱1,626

$12.17 ¥84.0

129.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.91 ₱1,975

$60.7 ¥419

-44.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.53 ₱264

$13.45 ¥92.8

-66.32%

Cinema Ticket

$6.65 ₱387

$6.92 ¥47.74

-3.90%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$123 ₱7,172

$462 ¥3,189

-73.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,244 ₱247.1K

$20.7K ¥142.6K

-79.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.95 ₱2,734

$29.84 ¥206

57.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.88 ₱2,031

$24.28 ¥168

43.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.8 ₱4,882

$60.8 ¥420

37.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.79 ₱2,725

$37.97 ¥262

23.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$266 ₱15.5K

$351 ¥2,425

-24.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$348 ₱20.3K

$211 ¥1,453

65.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$584 ₱34.0K

$680 ¥4,693

-14.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$402 ₱23.4K

$409 ¥2,825

-1.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,209 ₱128.6K

$6,598 ¥45.5K

-66.52%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$832 ₱48.4K

$3,677 ¥25.4K

-77.38%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$471 ₱27.4K

$794 ¥5,480

-40.70%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.52

4.04

86.14%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cainta: March 1, 2026

Last update for Dongguan: March 2, 2026

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