Amsterdam vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$287
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	95	47
🏙️ Population	921K	1.66M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 336% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 331st and 7283rd ($2791 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in the Netherlands and the Philippines, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Caloocan. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Caloocan ranked 23rd in the Philippines, while ranked 29th and 6443rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Caloocan

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	Amsterdam	Caloocan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$86.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$2695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$2.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$2.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$5.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$5.18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$4605

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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