Caloocan vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caloocan	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$804	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1673	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$476	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$697	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.2	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	72
😀 Quality of life	46	57
🏙️ Population	1.66M	16.8M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 76% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6377th and 8745th ($804 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.3 months in Caloocan compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Caloocan ranked 29th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6554th and 5727th 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	$3.57	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.1	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$530	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.9	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.67%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.4	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.78	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4036	$1449

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$697
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$738
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$491
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$781
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$592
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$673
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$817
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$860
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$682
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$550
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$640
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$590
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$568
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$523
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$497
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$577
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$511
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$540
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$584
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$596
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$483
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$529
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$419
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$614
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$490
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$476
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$371
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$450

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323