Caloocan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Caloocan	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1436	$1595
🏠 One person rent	$303	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$514	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.6	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$295	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	24
😀 Quality of life	47	42
🏙️ Population	1.66M	6.56M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 2% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7795th and 7917th ($605 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 232nd in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Caloocan ranked 21st best city to live in the Philippines vs Shaoyang ranked 270th in China, while ranked 6597th and 7096th 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	$3.54	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.4	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.02	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$414
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$30
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$46.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2953	$2955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1882	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.93	$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.34	$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.2	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4707	$10443

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$692
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$678
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$448
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$804
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$713
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$575
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$767
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1000
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$552
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$662
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$840
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$772
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$525
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$561
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$666
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$646
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$579
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$554
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$649
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$713
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$528
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$539
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$634
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$437
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$606
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$578
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$554
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$612
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$629
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$516
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$546
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$664
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$474
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$625
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$495
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$439
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$461
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$470

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$541
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$557
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$581
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$615
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$598
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$547
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$576
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$596
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$576
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$570
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$589
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$590
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$486
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$575
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$733
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$549
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$571
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$540
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$517
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$594
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$756
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$591
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$763
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$575
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$554
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$813
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$569
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$592
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$595
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$543
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$598
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$667
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$577
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$567
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$604