Caloocan vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caloocan	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1375	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$294	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$510	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$2197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	51	91
🏙️ Population	1.71M	2.75M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 72% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8190th and 1819th ($574 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th 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 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Caloocan ranked 13th best city to live in the Philippines vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6608th and 179th 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	$2.58	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.42	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.9	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3311	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.8	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.84	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.22	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.35	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.14	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.8	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5306	$12431

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$657
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$701
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$458
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$821
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$697
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$587
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$804
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1066
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$584
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$609
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$868
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$733
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$549
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$660
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$605
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$544
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$524
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$626
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$501
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$507
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$597
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$589
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$538
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$584
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$603
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$496
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$636
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$463
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$609
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$476
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$420
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$434
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$438

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358