Caloocan vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caloocan	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1375	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$294	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$510	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	77	8
😀 Quality of life	51	64
🏙️ Population	1.71M	133K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 56% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8190th and 4552nd ($574 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 2nd in the Philippines and Maldives, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 0.7 months in Male. Caloocan ranked 13th best city to live in the Philippines vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6608th and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Male

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	Caloocan	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.58	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.42	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.9	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3311	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.8	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.84	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.22	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.35	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.14	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.8	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5306	$3300

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$657
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$701
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$458
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$821
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$697
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$587
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$804
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1066
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$584
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$609
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$868
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$733
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$549
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$660
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$605
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$544
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$524
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$626
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$501
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$507
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$597
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$589
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$538
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$584
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$603
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$496
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$636
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$463
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$609
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$476
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$420
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$434
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$438

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327