Amsterdam vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$804
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$1673
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$697
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$240
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	94	46
🏙️ Population	921K	1.66M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 216% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 612th and 6377th ($2545 vs $804) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Caloocan. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Caloocan ranked 29th in the Philippines, while ranked 37th and 6554th 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	$18.4	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$3.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$530
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$2.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$9.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$16.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$5.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$4036

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$697
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$738
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$491
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$781
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$592
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$673
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$817
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$860
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$682
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$550
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$640
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$590
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$568
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$523
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$497
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$577
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$511
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$540
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$584
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$596
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$483
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$529
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$419
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$614
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$490
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$476
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$371
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$450