Berlin vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$287
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	95	47
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.66M

The cost of living in Berlin is 216% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 1762nd and 7283rd ($2027 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Germany and the Philippines, respectively. Check Germany vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Caloocan. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Caloocan ranked 23rd in the Philippines, while ranked 21st and 6443rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Caloocan

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	Berlin	Caloocan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$86.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$2695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$2.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$2.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$5.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$5.18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$4605

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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