Caloocan vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Caloocan	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$2299
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1436	$5179
🏠 One person rent	$303	$1486
🏘️ Family rent	$514	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.6	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$295	$3035
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	49
😀 Quality of life	47	89
🏙️ Population	1.66M	608K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 74% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 7795th and 1235th ($605 vs $2299) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 4th 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 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Caloocan ranked 21st best city to live in the Philippines vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 6597th and 232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Gold Coast

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	Caloocan	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.54	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.4	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.02	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$6.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$2053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2953	$8857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1882	$4099
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.93	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$8.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$6.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.34	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$2131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4707	$7172

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$692
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$678
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$448
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$804
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$713
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$575
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$767
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1000
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$552
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$662
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$840
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$772
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$525
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$561
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$666
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$646
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$579
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$554
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$649
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$713
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$528
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$539
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$634
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$437
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$606
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$578
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$554
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$612
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$629
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$516
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$546
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$664
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$474
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$625
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$495
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$439
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$461
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$470

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2132
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2091
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1840
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1746
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1792
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1704
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1553
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1989
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1710
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1187
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1600
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1613
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1522
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1829
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1541
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1758
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2160
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1879
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1617
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2619
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2313
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1578
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1507
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1457
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1654
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2049
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1479
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1659
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1665
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1671
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1766
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1341
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1806
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1759
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1710
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1701
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2297
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1688
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1724