Auckland vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$568
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1342
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$287
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	74
😀 Quality of life	91	50
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.66M

The cost of living in Auckland is 245% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 2124th and 8098th ($1961 vs $568) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 45th in New Zealand and the Philippines, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Caloocan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Caloocan ranked 18th in the Philippines, while ranked 170th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Caloocan

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	Auckland	Caloocan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$0.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$3001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$2.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$5.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$5.18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$4595

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

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