Caloocan vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caloocan	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$1801
🏠 One person rent	$383	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$532
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	35
😀 Quality of life	46	36
🏙️ Population	1.66M	863K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 0.6% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7137th and 7107th ($668 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Caloocan ranked 22nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6448th and 7353rd 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	$3.53	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.63	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.38	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7154	$13630

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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 Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$666
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$671
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$658
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$467
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$663
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$435
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$816
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$469
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$473
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$429
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$450
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$527
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$419
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$452
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$567
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$596
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$358
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$645
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$461
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$653
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$532
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$354
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$519
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$469
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$476
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$338
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441