Berlin vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$568
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1342
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$287
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	96	50
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.66M

The cost of living in Berlin is 291% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 1418th and 8098th ($2222 vs $568) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 45th in Germany and the Philippines, respectively. Check Germany vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Caloocan. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Caloocan ranked 18th in the Philippines, while ranked 35th and 6622nd 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	$16.6	$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$0.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$3001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$1791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$2.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$5.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$5.18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$4595

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$674
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$657
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$432
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$785
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1009
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$642
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$807
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$760
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$628
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$630
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$525
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$617
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$613
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$616
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$609
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$535
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$598
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$471
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$425
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$457