Caloocan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Caloocan	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1436	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$303	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$514	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.6	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$295	$1144
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	73	70
😀 Quality of life	47	69
🏙️ Population	1.66M	12.7M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 27% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7795th and 6528th ($605 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 18th 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 1.4 months in Suzhou. Caloocan ranked 21st best city to live in the Philippines vs Suzhou ranked 21st in China, while ranked 6597th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Suzhou

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	Caloocan	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.54	$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.4	$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.02	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$72.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2953	$5917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1882	$2848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.93	$4.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.34	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$76.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.2	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4707	$17052

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$706
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$642
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$680
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$683
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$593
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$646
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$669
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$640
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$691
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$549
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1125
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$602
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$616
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$625
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$650
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$624
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$635
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$655
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$823
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$638
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$738
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$646
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$527
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$620
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$597
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$646
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$667
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$676
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$750
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$620
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$611