Caloocan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caloocan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1548
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$362
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$691
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$287
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
47
78
🏙️ Population
1.66M
24.9M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7283rd and 4858th ($640 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6443rd and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caloocan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.96
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.12
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2695
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.52
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$5.18
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.15
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$148
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4605
$30174

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746