Caloocan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caloocan	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$383	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	72
😀 Quality of life	46	58
🏙️ Population	1.66M	4.43M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 38% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7137th and 5069th ($668 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Caloocan ranked 22nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6448th and 5446th 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	$3.53	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.63	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.38	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7154	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045