Caloocan vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caloocan	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$555	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1325	$884
🏠 One person rent	$282	$97.6
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$164
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	47
😀 Quality of life	51	56
🏙️ Population	1.71M	3.23M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 55% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8357th and 9042nd ($555 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 2nd in the Philippines and Bangladesh, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 0.8 months in Chittagong. Caloocan ranked 10th best city to live in the Philippines vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 6583rd and 6271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Chittagong

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	Caloocan	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.46	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.33	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$0.93	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$55.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34	$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3273	$799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$4.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.75	$5.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.95	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$4.92	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.3	$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.62	$1.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$137	$35.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6126	$1349

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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 Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339