Caloocan vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$1695
🏠 One person rent	$292	$180
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$914
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	74	87
😀 Quality of life	50	74
🏙️ Population	1.66M	32.1M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 1% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8098th and 8185th ($568 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 322nd in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.6 months in Chongqing. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6622nd and 2237th 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	$2.57	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$23821

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537