Caloocan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caloocan Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$574
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1375
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$294
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$777
😷 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 14% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8190th and 7469th ($574 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 89th 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 13th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6608th and 3662nd 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
$2.58
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.42
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3311
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1787
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.8
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.35
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$5.14
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.8
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$148
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5306
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Malabon
$657
3.3 km or 2 mi Navotas
$701
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Valenzuela
$458
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Manila
$821
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$697
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Meycauayan
$587
10 km or 6.4 mi Mandaluyong
$755
12 km or 7.3 mi Pasay
$804
13 km or 8.2 mi Makati
$1066
14 km or 8.9 mi Marikina
$584
15 km or 9.4 mi Pasig
$609
17 km or 11 mi Taguig
$868
19 km or 12 mi Cainta
$733
20 km or 12 mi San Jose del Monte
$504
21 km or 13 mi Bacoor
$549
21 km or 13 mi Paranaque
$660
22 km or 14 mi Las Pinas
$605
24 km or 15 mi Antipolo
$544
25 km or 15 mi Imus
$524
27 km or 17 mi Malolos
$626
31 km or 19 mi Muntinlupa
$683
31 km or 19 mi General Trias
$501
33 km or 20 mi Binangonan
$507
34 km or 21 mi San Pedro
$597
36 km or 22 mi Dasmarinas
$416
37 km or 23 mi Binan
$589
40 km or 25 mi Santa Rosa
$549
42 km or 26 mi Trece Martires
$538
45 km or 28 mi Cabuyao
$584
52 km or 33 mi San Fernando
$603
53 km or 33 mi Calamba
$496
66 km or 41 mi Tanauan
$539
67 km or 42 mi Santo Tomas
$534
69 km or 43 mi Angeles
$636
75 km or 47 mi San Pablo
$463
75 km or 47 mi Mabalacat
$609
76 km or 47 mi Olongapo
$476
82 km or 51 mi Lipa
$420
93 km or 58 mi Cabanatuan
$434
100 km or 62 mi Tarlac
$438

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608