Caloocan vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$292	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$1449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	74	19
😀 Quality of life	50	65
🏙️ Population	1.66M	678K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 48% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 8098th and 4961st ($568 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 16th in the Philippines and South Korea, respectively. Check the Philippines vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 6622nd and 5177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Jeju Island

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	Caloocan	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$20533

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$674
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$657
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$432
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$785
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1009
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$642
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$807
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$760
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$628
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$630
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$525
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$617
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$613
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$616
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$609
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$535
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$598
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$471
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$425
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$457

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895