Caloocan vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caloocan	Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1523
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$2687
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	64
😀 Quality of life	46	86
🏙️ Population	1.66M	3.33M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 71% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7137th and 1098th ($668 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Caloocan ranked 22nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6448th and 306th 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	$3.53	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.63	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.38	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7154	$12682

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$593
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$704
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$453
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$801
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$573
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$816
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$705
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$820
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$717
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$564
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$650
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$633
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$614
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$668
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$602
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$558
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$641
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$579
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$677
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$632
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$551
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$488
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$627
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$421
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$442
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$476

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507