Caloocan vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caloocan	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$804	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1673	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$476	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$697	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.2	$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	35
😀 Quality of life	46	40
🏙️ Population	1.66M	863K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 26% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6377th and 7313th ($804 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in the Philippines and Tajikistan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caloocan compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Caloocan ranked 29th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6554th and 7225th 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	$3.57	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.1	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$530	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.9	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.67%	18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.4	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.78	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4036	$13332

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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 Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423