Caloocan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$292	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	74	73
😀 Quality of life	50	80
🏙️ Population	1.66M	7.01M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 65% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8098th and 3418th ($568 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 1st in the Philippines and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6622nd and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Riyadh

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	Caloocan	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$9818

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463