Caloocan vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caloocan	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$555	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1325	$1212
🏠 One person rent	$282	$155
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$262
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$159
😷 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 22% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 8357th and 8848th ($555 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 0.3 months in Can Tho. Caloocan ranked 10th best city to live in the Philippines vs Can Tho ranked 15th in Vietnam, while ranked 6583rd and 7506th 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	$2.46	$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.33	$3.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$0.93	$1.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34	$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	8.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3273	$3041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$1724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$9.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.75	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.95	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$4.92	$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.3	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.62	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$137	$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6126	$6876

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$650
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$725
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$485
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$829
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$602
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$785
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$998
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$588
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$885
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$693
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$548
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$671
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$584
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$512
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$624
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$481
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$491
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$598
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$582
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$528
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$576
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$570
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$498
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$538
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$461
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$465
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$420
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$413
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$420

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	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812