Caloocan vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$1565
🏠 One person rent	$362	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$164
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	18
😀 Quality of life	47	32
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.25M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 41% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 7283rd and 8845th ($640 vs $454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Can Tho ranked 17th in Vietnam, while ranked 6443rd and 7871st 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	$3.45	$1.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$2437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$9.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$1.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$22.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$5.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$7085

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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

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777