Caloocan vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caloocan	Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$804	$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1673	$5278
🏠 One person rent	$476	$1453
🏘️ Family rent	$697	$2877
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.2	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$3926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	64
😀 Quality of life	46	88
🏙️ Population	1.66M	3.33M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 64% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6377th and 1218th ($804 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caloocan compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Caloocan ranked 29th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6554th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Dubai

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	Caloocan	Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.57	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.1	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$530	$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.9	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.67%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.4	$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.78	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4036	$14799

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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 Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$1841
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1191
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1132
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1164
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$787
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1872
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1126
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1810
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$798
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$890
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$573
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$604
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1375
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1285
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1327
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$544
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$959
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$779
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1005
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$606
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$868
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$604
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$672
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$457
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$910
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$621
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$606
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$646
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$561
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$822
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$575
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$541