Caloocan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$362	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	13
😀 Quality of life	47	36
🏙️ Population	1.66M	948K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 45% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7283rd and 4590th ($640 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 3rd in the Philippines and Laos, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6443rd and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Vientiane

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	Caloocan	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$9354

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393