Caloocan vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$1493
🏠 One person rent	$362	$229
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	73	73
😀 Quality of life	47	53
🏙️ Population	1.66M	9.07M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 12% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 7283rd and 7971st ($640 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 351st in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 1.6 months in Changchun. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 6443rd and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Changchun

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	Caloocan	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$4.38
🥤 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	$331	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$8252

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532