Caloocan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caloocan	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$804	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1673	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$476	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$697	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.2	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	46	78
🏙️ Population	1.66M	24.9M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 32% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6377th and 4461st ($804 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caloocan compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Caloocan ranked 29th best city to live in the Philippines vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6554th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Shanghai

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	Caloocan	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.57	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.1	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$530	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.9	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.67%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.4	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.78	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4036	$28143

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$697
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$738
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$491
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$781
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$592
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$673
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$817
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$860
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$682
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$550
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$640
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$590
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$568
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$523
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$497
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$577
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$511
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$540
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$584
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$596
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$483
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$529
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$419
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$614
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$490
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$476
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$371
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$450

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740