Caloocan vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caloocan	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$2020
🏠 One person rent	$383	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$890
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	87
😀 Quality of life	46	72
🏙️ Population	1.66M	32.1M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 0.8% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 7137th and 7185th ($668 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Caloocan ranked 22nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6448th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Chongqing

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	Caloocan	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.63	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.38	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7154	$27717

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556