Caloocan vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$292	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$976
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	74	29
😀 Quality of life	50	49
🏙️ Population	1.66M	6.17M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 26% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 8098th and 6772nd ($568 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 30th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 6622nd and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Maoming

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	Caloocan	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$16634

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941