Caloocan vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caloocan	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$555	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1325	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$282	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$238
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	76
😀 Quality of life	51	58
🏙️ Population	1.71M	16.8M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 16% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8357th and 8770th ($555 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 0.5 months in Dhaka. Caloocan ranked 10th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6583rd and 6105th 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	$2.46	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.33	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$0.93	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3273	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.75	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.95	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$4.92	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.3	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.62	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$137	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6126	$2391

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$650
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$725
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$485
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$829
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$602
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$785
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$998
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$588
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$885
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$693
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$548
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$671
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$584
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$512
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$624
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$481
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$491
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$598
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$582
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$528
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$576
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$570
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$498
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$538
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$461
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$465
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$420
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$413
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$420

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296