Caloocan vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$6793
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1830
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$3856
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$3804
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	47	88
🏙️ Population	1.66M	7.41M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 77% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7283rd and 427th ($640 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6443rd and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Hong Kong

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	Caloocan	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$22706

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598