Caloocan vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$1759
🏠 One person rent	$292	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$140
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	35
😀 Quality of life	50	42
🏙️ Population	1.66M	863K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 20% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8098th and 7031st ($568 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 1st in the Philippines and Tajikistan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6622nd and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Dushanbe

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	Caloocan	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$7848

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$674
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$657
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$432
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$785
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1009
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$642
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$807
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$760
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$628
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$630
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$525
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$617
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$613
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$616
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$609
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$535
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$598
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$471
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$425
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$457

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393