Caloocan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caloocan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$574
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1375
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$294
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
51
77
🏙️ Population
1.71M
17.5M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8190th and 6106th ($574 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th 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 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Caloocan ranked 13th best city to live in the Philippines vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6608th and 1113th 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
$2.58
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.42
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3311
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1787
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.8
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.35
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$5.14
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$148
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5306
$22916

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1.8 km or 1.1 mi Malabon
$657
3.3 km or 2 mi Navotas
$701
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Valenzuela
$458
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Manila
$821
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$697
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Meycauayan
$587
10 km or 6.4 mi Mandaluyong
$755
12 km or 7.3 mi Pasay
$804
13 km or 8.2 mi Makati
$1066
14 km or 8.9 mi Marikina
$584
15 km or 9.4 mi Pasig
$609
17 km or 11 mi Taguig
$868
19 km or 12 mi Cainta
$733
20 km or 12 mi San Jose del Monte
$504
21 km or 13 mi Bacoor
$549
21 km or 13 mi Paranaque
$660
22 km or 14 mi Las Pinas
$605
24 km or 15 mi Antipolo
$544
25 km or 15 mi Imus
$524
27 km or 17 mi Malolos
$626
31 km or 19 mi Muntinlupa
$683
31 km or 19 mi General Trias
$501
33 km or 20 mi Binangonan
$507
34 km or 21 mi San Pedro
$597
36 km or 22 mi Dasmarinas
$416
37 km or 23 mi Binan
$589
40 km or 25 mi Santa Rosa
$549
42 km or 26 mi Trece Martires
$538
45 km or 28 mi Cabuyao
$584
52 km or 33 mi San Fernando
$603
53 km or 33 mi Calamba
$496
66 km or 41 mi Tanauan
$539
67 km or 42 mi Santo Tomas
$534
69 km or 43 mi Angeles
$636
75 km or 47 mi San Pablo
$463
75 km or 47 mi Mabalacat
$609
76 km or 47 mi Olongapo
$476
82 km or 51 mi Lipa
$420
93 km or 58 mi Cabanatuan
$434
100 km or 62 mi Tarlac
$438

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638