Caloocan vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$4526
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$1907
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$3542
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	30
😀 Quality of life	47	84
🏙️ Population	1.66M	381K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 68% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 7283rd and 1768th ($640 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 9th in the Philippines and Australia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 1.8 months in Canberra. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Canberra ranked 8th in Australia, while ranked 6443rd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Canberra

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	Caloocan	Canberra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$2202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	6.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$7003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$5163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$8.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$26.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$12940

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$623
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$732
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$506
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$770
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$670
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$780
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$704
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$621
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$589
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$572
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$487
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$575
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$539
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$515
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$545
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$610
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$486
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$508
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$464
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$398
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$445

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504