Caloocan vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$362	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	47	86
🏙️ Population	1.66M	2.75M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 63% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7283rd and 2624th ($640 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in the Philippines and Italy, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6443rd and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Rome

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	Caloocan	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201