Caloocan vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Caloocan	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$1315
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1436	$2814
🏠 One person rent	$303	$822
🏘️ Family rent	$514	$1420
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.6	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$295	$1121
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	7
😀 Quality of life	47	65
🏙️ Population	1.66M	133K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 54% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7795th and 4499th ($605 vs $1315) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 0.9 months in Male. Caloocan ranked 21st best city to live in the Philippines vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6597th and 4800th 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	$3.54	$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.4	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.02	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$1566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$77.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2953	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1882	$1890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.93	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$8.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$5.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.34	$81
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$9.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.2	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$44.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4707	$3544

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$692
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$678
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$448
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$804
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$713
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$575
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$767
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1000
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$552
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$662
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$840
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$772
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$525
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$561
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$666
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$646
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$579
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$554
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$649
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$713
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$528
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$539
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$634
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$437
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$606
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$578
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$554
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$612
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$629
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$516
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$546
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$664
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$474
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$625
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$495
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$439
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$461
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$470

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1386
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$329
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$285
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$262
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$274
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$304
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$395
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$376
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$307
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$586
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$622
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$367
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$636
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$513
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$468
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$427
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$482
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$298
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$371
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$330
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$322
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$341
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$420
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$325
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$527
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$352
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$322
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$312
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$307
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$313
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$420
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$294
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$534
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$315
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$360
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$349
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$343