Berlin vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 08, 2025

	Berlin	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5123	$1454
🏠 One person rent	$1250	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$2209	$530
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$287	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3553	$297
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	96	48
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.66M

The cost of living in Berlin is 270% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 1336th and 7775th ($2248 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 0.5 months in Caloocan. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Caloocan ranked 21st in the Philippines, while ranked 28th and 6597th 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	$16.4	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1293	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$954	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2384	$480
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8792	$2980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6382	$1863
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.3	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$2.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$5.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$5.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$5.37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10522	$4752

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1877
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1884
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1884
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1861
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1906
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1860
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1847
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1861
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1835
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1870
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1837
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1782
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1814
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1822
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1829
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1820
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1679
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1750
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1428
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1520
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1575
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1441
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1384
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1449
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1440
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1495
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1545
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1506
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1509
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1431
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1438
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1461
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1438
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1431
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1140
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1587
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1458

Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$693
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$677
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$446
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$802
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$711
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$575
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$766
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$759
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1007
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$550
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$662
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$775
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$525
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$561
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$666
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$647
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$578
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$554
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$648
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$712
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$527
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$540
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$635
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$438
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$608
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$577
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$554
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$612
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$629
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$517
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$546
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$540
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$663
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$475
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$626
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$494
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$439
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$462
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$471