Caloocan vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$1164
🏠 One person rent	$292	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	74	18
😀 Quality of life	50	37
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.25M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 29% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 8098th and 8893rd ($568 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 35th in the Philippines and Vietnam, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Can Tho ranked 19th in Vietnam, while ranked 6622nd and 8088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Can Tho

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	Caloocan	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	9.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$2276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$8.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$25.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$5.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$6824

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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

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812