Caloocan vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$292	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	74	73
😀 Quality of life	50	57
🏙️ Population	1.66M	16.8M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 22% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8098th and 8829th ($568 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 1st 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 0.4 months in Dhaka. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6622nd and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Dhaka

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	Caloocan	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$1844

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302