Caloocan vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$2226
🏠 One person rent	$362	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$830
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$1294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	97
😀 Quality of life	47	75
🏙️ Population	1.66M	18.7M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 17% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7283rd and 6548th ($640 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 31st 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 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6443rd and 1055th 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	$3.45	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$14511

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$623
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$732
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$506
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$770
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$670
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$780
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$704
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$621
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$589
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$572
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$487
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$575
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$539
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$515
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$545
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$610
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$486
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$508
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$464
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$398
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$445

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650