Amsterdam vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$568
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1342
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$287
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	74
😀 Quality of life	96	50
🏙️ Population	921K	1.66M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 449% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 143rd and 8098th ($3118 vs $568) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 0.5 months in Caloocan. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Caloocan ranked 18th in the Philippines, while ranked 31st and 6622nd 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	$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$0.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$3001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$2.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$5.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$5.18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$4595

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$674
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$657
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$432
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$785
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1009
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$642
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$807
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$760
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$628
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$630
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$525
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$617
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$613
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$616
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$609
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$535
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$598
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$471
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$425
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$457