Caloocan vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caloocan	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$1143
🏠 One person rent	$383	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$379
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$868
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	78
😀 Quality of life	46	66
🏙️ Population	1.66M	6.6M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 54% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 7137th and 8907th ($668 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 20th in the Philippines and India, respectively. Check the Philippines vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 2 months in Chennai. Caloocan ranked 22nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 6448th and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Chennai

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	Caloocan	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.63	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.38	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$26
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7154	$1425

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$593
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$704
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$453
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$801
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$573
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$816
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$705
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$820
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$717
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$564
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$650
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$633
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$614
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$668
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$602
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$558
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$641
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$579
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$677
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$632
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$551
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$488
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$627
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$421
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$442
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$476

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287