Caloocan vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caloocan	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$2223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1375	$4990
🏠 One person rent	$294	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$510	$2158
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$4087
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	30
😀 Quality of life	51	85
🏙️ Population	1.71M	381K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 74% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 8190th and 1443rd ($574 vs $2223) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 12th in the Philippines and Australia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.8 months in Canberra. Caloocan ranked 13th best city to live in the Philippines vs Canberra ranked 13th in Australia, while ranked 6608th and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/caloocan/canberra.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Caloocan vs Canberra infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/caloocan/canberra" target="_blank">Caloocan vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Caloocan vs Canberra

Prices for goods and services in Caloocan and Canberra are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Caloocan	Canberra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.58	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.1	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.42	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$7.54
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$1150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$2721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.9	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3311	$8609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$5425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.8	$88.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.84	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$9.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.22	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.35	$26.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$4.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.14	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.8	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$2023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5306	$15408

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$657
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$701
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$458
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$821
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$697
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$587
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$804
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1066
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$584
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$609
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$868
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$733
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$549
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$660
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$605
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$544
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$524
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$626
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$501
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$507
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$597
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$589
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$538
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$584
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$603
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$496
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$636
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$463
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$609
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$476
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$420
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$434
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$438

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766