Caloocan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$362	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$991
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	73	93
😀 Quality of life	47	66
🏙️ Population	1.66M	9.37M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 3% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7283rd and 7405th ($640 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6443rd and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Hefei

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	Caloocan	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$8278

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665