Caloocan vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$362	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	7
😀 Quality of life	47	62
🏙️ Population	1.66M	133K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 51% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7283rd and 4205th ($640 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 1 months in Male. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6443rd and 4917th 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	$3.45	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360