Caloocan vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caloocan	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1375	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$294	$1635
🏘️ Family rent	$510	$2683
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$3481
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	77	49
😀 Quality of life	51	92
🏙️ Population	1.71M	608K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 77% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 8190th and 839th ($574 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Gold Coast. Caloocan ranked 13th best city to live in the Philippines vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 6608th and 124th 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	$2.58	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.1	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.42	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$7.08
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$2881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$2303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.9	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3311	$7538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$4593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.8	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.84	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.22	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$6.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.35	$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.14	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$2105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5306	$8134

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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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894