Brisbane vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1632
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$383
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$296
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	73
😀 Quality of life	97	46
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.66M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 273% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 781st and 7137th ($2491 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Australia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Australia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Caloocan. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Caloocan ranked 22nd in the Philippines, while ranked 15th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Caloocan

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	Brisbane	Caloocan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$2.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$2.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$2.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$5.38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$5.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$7154

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$593
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$704
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$453
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$801
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$573
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$816
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$705
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$820
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$717
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$564
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$650
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$633
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$614
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$668
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$602
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$558
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$641
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$579
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$677
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$632
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$551
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$488
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$627
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$421
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$442
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$476