Al Ain vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$287
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	73
😀 Quality of life	75	47
🏙️ Population	767K	1.66M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 188% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 2271st and 7283rd ($1844 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 18th in the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Caloocan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Caloocan ranked 23rd in the Philippines, while ranked 1000th and 6443rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Caloocan

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	Al Ain	Caloocan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$86.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$2695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$2.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$5.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$5.18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$4605

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$623
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$732
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$506
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$770
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$670
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$780
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$704
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$621
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$589
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$572
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$487
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$575
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$539
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$515
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$545
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$610
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$486
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$508
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$464
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$398
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$445