Caloocan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Caloocan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$798
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1650
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$488
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
74
100
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
1.66M
24.9M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6214th and 3152nd ($798 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 1.1 months in Shanghai. Caloocan ranked 20th best city to live in the Philippines vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6386th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caloocan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.58
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.7
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1384
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$743
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.2
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5969
$27276

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$539
3.3 km or 2 mi Navotas
$612
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Valenzuela
$452
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Manila
$772
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$726
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Meycauayan
$564
10 km or 6.4 mi Mandaluyong
$807
12 km or 7.3 mi Pasay
$689
13 km or 8.2 mi Makati
$842
14 km or 8.9 mi Marikina
$525
15 km or 9.4 mi Pasig
$767
17 km or 11 mi Taguig
$926
19 km or 12 mi Cainta
$675
20 km or 12 mi San Jose del Monte
$487
21 km or 13 mi Bacoor
$532
21 km or 13 mi Paranaque
$583
22 km or 14 mi Las Pinas
$641
24 km or 15 mi Antipolo
$575
25 km or 15 mi Imus
$637
27 km or 17 mi Malolos
$567
31 km or 19 mi Muntinlupa
$677
31 km or 19 mi General Trias
$574
33 km or 20 mi Binangonan
$580
34 km or 21 mi San Pedro
$524
36 km or 22 mi Dasmarinas
$432
37 km or 23 mi Binan
$512
40 km or 25 mi Santa Rosa
$804
42 km or 26 mi Trece Martires
$565
45 km or 28 mi Cabuyao
$517
52 km or 33 mi San Fernando
$624
53 km or 33 mi Calamba
$466
66 km or 41 mi Tanauan
$563
67 km or 42 mi Santo Tomas
$564
69 km or 43 mi Angeles
$663
75 km or 47 mi San Pablo
$384
75 km or 47 mi Mabalacat
$569
76 km or 47 mi Olongapo
$502
82 km or 51 mi Lipa
$539
93 km or 58 mi Cabanatuan
$398
100 km or 62 mi Tarlac
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811