Caloocan vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$362	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	47	76
🏙️ Population	1.66M	15.7M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 49% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 7283rd and 4347th ($640 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in the Philippines and Turkey, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 6443rd and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Istanbul

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	Caloocan	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$17728

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899