Caloocan vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caloocan	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$2300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$5003
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$2405
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$3406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	49
😀 Quality of life	46	88
🏙️ Population	1.66M	608K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 71% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 7137th and 1120th ($668 vs $2300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 7th 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 1.5 months in Gold Coast. Caloocan ranked 22nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 6448th and 209th 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	$3.53	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.63	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$7.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$2455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$9386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$4352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.38	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$1739
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7154	$7508

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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

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2491
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1877
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1754
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1289
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1615
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1833
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1815
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2286
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1997
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1732
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2801
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2472
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1674
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1500
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1532
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1748
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2393
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1746
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1303
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1816
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1800
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1876