Caloocan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$362	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	90
😀 Quality of life	47	70
🏙️ Population	1.66M	13.9M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 7% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7283rd and 6956th ($640 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6443rd and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Tianjin

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	Caloocan	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$18215

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616