Caloocan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$362	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	24
😀 Quality of life	47	38
🏙️ Population	1.66M	7.82M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 13% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7283rd and 6735th ($640 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6443rd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Shangqiu

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	Caloocan	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$17921

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529