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Beijing vs. Caloocan Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 2.3 times more expensive than Caloocan.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% more in Beijing
Groceries: pay 59.4% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 13.5% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 67.4% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6 times more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 87.8% more in Beijing

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Beijing are more expensive than in Caloocan. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Caloocan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Caloocan, you would:

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pay 31.6% more for restaurants

	Caloocan	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 ₱151.17	$4.21 CN¥29.61	+63.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.92 ₱171.32	$4.91 CN¥34.55	+67.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₱25.85	$0.48 CN¥3.38	+8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 ₱20.72	$0.31 CN¥2.16	-13.2%
Average			+31.6%

Caloocan vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.4% more for groceries

	Caloocan	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.16 ₱67.72	$1.71 CN¥12.02	+47.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.03 ₱60.47	$7.47 CN¥52.59	+623.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 ₱401.83	$6.64 CN¥46.76	-3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 ₱113.54	$1.78 CN¥12.51	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.25 ₱73.14	$1.53 CN¥10.78	+22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 ₱52.57	$0.98 CN¥6.92	+9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 ₱28.95	$0.77 CN¥5.42	+55.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 ₱59.43	$0.80 CN¥5.64	-21.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₱30.02	$0.60 CN¥4.24	+17.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₱32.00	$0.35 CN¥2.45	-36.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 ₱52.57	$0.41 CN¥2.90	-54.0%
Average			+59.4%

Caloocan vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.5% more for transportation

	Caloocan	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱242.45	$4.21 CN¥29.65	+1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.54 CN¥222.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,084.36 ₱1,410,898.01	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.84 ₱166.28	$4.63 CN¥32.58	+63.0%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 67.4% more for housing

	Caloocan	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.43 ₱1,431.05	$12.93 CN¥91.05	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.42 ₱16,603.31	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	+230.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$253.75 ₱14,864.82	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	+98.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.73 ₱2,620.24	$39.27 CN¥276.47	-12.2%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Caloocan	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.18 ₱8,622.15	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	+382.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,587.50 ₱268,742.48	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	+406.7%
Average			+394.8%

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Caloocan	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 ₱65.51	$1.12 CN¥7.90	+0.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.97 ₱56.77	$2.90 CN¥20.43	+199.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 ₱181.40	$4.21 CN¥29.61	+35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$5.16 ₱302.34	$57.84 CN¥407.23	+1020.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.16 ₱302.34	$8.41 CN¥59.23	+63.0%
Average			+263.9%

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pay 87.8% more for clothing

	Caloocan	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.18 ₱1,826.61	$62.30 CN¥438.66	+99.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.07 ₱1,234.54	$36.37 CN¥256.10	+72.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.47 ₱3,073.74	$81.74 CN¥575.54	+55.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.31 ₱2,771.41	$105.53 CN¥743.05	+123.1%
Average			+87.8%

Caloocan vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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