Almaty vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$464	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$287
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	51	73
😀 Quality of life	66	47
🏙️ Population	2.23M	1.66M

The cost of living in Almaty is 38% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 6143rd and 7283rd ($881 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Kazakhstan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Caloocan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Caloocan ranked 23rd in the Philippines, while ranked 4016th and 6443rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Caloocan

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	Almaty	Caloocan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$86.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$2695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$2.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$2.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$5.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$5.18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$4605

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

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