Caloocan vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$882
🏠 One person rent	$292	$93
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$155
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$182
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	45
😀 Quality of life	50	50
🏙️ Population	1.66M	2.58M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 59% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8098th and 9061st ($568 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 0.5 months in Chittagong. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 6622nd and 6631st 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	$2.57	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$53.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$14
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$21.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$1.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$27
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$1379

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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 Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344