Caloocan vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$292	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	74	86
😀 Quality of life	50	93
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.39M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 84% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8098th and 43rd ($568 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 33rd in the Philippines and the United States, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 6622nd and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs San Diego

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	Caloocan	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782