Caloocan vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$292	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	74	7
😀 Quality of life	50	66
🏙️ Population	1.66M	133K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 57% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8098th and 4439th ($568 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6622nd and 5057th 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	$2.57	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327