Caloocan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caloocan Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1325
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$282
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
77
67
😀 Quality of life
51
71
🏙️ Population
1.71M
10.5M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 20% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8357th and 7308th ($555 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Caloocan ranked 10th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6583rd and 3241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Dongguan

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Caloocan Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.46
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.33
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3273
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1779
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.75
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$4.92
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.3
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.62
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$137
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6126
$25442

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620