Caloocan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$292	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$1897
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	52
😀 Quality of life	50	72
🏙️ Population	1.66M	791K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 44% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8098th and 5515th ($568 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 404th in the Philippines and Japan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 6622nd and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Niigata

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	Caloocan	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001