Caloocan vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$292	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	74	32
😀 Quality of life	50	21
🏙️ Population	1.66M	14.6M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 51% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8098th and 4833rd ($568 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 1st in the Philippines and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6622nd and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Kinshasa

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	Caloocan	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$22
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$4749

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$674
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$657
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$432
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$785
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1009
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$642
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$807
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$760
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$628
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$630
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$525
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$617
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$613
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$616
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$609
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$535
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$598
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$471
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$425
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$457

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$595
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$538
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$536
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$536
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$536
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$893
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$871
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$706
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$928
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$853
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$946
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1116
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$836
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$993
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1029
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$708
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$684
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1241
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$719
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$606
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$494
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$682
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$808
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$885
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$671
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$526
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$858
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1044
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1363
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$755
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1413
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$665
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$793
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$849