Caloocan vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$1251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$3033
🏠 One person rent	$292	$569
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$915
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$1995
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	74	91
😀 Quality of life	50	81
🏙️ Population	1.66M	975K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 55% less expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 8098th and 4599th ($568 vs $1251) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 28th in the Philippines and Japan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.6 months in Chiba. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Chiba ranked 26th in Japan, while ranked 6622nd and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Chiba

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	Caloocan	Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$5524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$3921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$78.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$6.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$18267

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$674
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$657
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$432
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$785
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1009
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$642
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$807
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$760
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$628
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$630
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$525
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$617
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$613
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$616
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$609
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$535
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$598
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$471
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$425
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$457

Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1034
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1006
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1027
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1021
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1025
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1047
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1046
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1001
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1021
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1055
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1024
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$985
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1035
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1004
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1034
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1014
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1006
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1047
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1025
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1698
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1067
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1016