Caloocan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$362	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	96
😀 Quality of life	47	80
🏙️ Population	1.66M	17.7M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 30% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7283rd and 5950th ($640 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6443rd and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Shenzhen

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	Caloocan	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609