Caloocan vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caloocan	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$383	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$1294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	97
😀 Quality of life	46	75
🏙️ Population	1.66M	18.7M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 12% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7137th and 6602nd ($668 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 49th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Caloocan ranked 22nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6448th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Guangzhou

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	Caloocan	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.63	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.38	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7154	$15919

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671