Caloocan vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caloocan	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1375	$1218
🏠 One person rent	$294	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$510	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$53.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	20
😀 Quality of life	51	43
🏙️ Population	1.71M	3.21M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 26% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 8190th and 8867th ($574 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th 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 13th best city to live in the Philippines vs Can Tho ranked 14th in Vietnam, while ranked 6608th and 7544th 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	$2.58	$1.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.1	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.42	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.9	$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	8.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3311	$2631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.8	$9.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.84	$5.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.22	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.35	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.14	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.8	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5306	$6966

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$657
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$701
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$458
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$821
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$697
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$587
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$804
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1066
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$584
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$609
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$868
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$733
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$549
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$660
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$605
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$544
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$524
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$626
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$501
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$507
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$597
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$589
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$538
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$584
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$603
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$496
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$636
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$463
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$609
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$476
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$420
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$434
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$438

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$519
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$523
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845