Caloocan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$362	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	24
😀 Quality of life	47	39
🏙️ Population	1.66M	6.56M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 8% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7283rd and 7740th ($640 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6443rd and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Shaoyang

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	Caloocan	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600