Caloocan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$292	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	74
😀 Quality of life	50	62
🏙️ Population	1.66M	4.43M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 47% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8098th and 5031st ($568 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 4th in the Philippines and South Africa, respectively. Check the Philippines vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6622nd and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Johannesburg

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	Caloocan	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915