Caloocan vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$362	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$2468
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	73	40
😀 Quality of life	47	74
🏙️ Population	1.66M	903K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 39% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 7283rd and 5127th ($640 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 6th in the Philippines and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6443rd and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Dammam

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	Caloocan	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$8339

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$623
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$732
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$506
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$770
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$670
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$780
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$704
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$621
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$589
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$572
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$487
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$575
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$539
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$515
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$545
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$610
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$486
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$508
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$464
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$398
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$445

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552