Caloocan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caloocan	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$804	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1673	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$476	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$697	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.2	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	72
😀 Quality of life	46	61
🏙️ Population	1.66M	4.43M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 11% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6377th and 5921st ($804 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Caloocan compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Caloocan ranked 29th best city to live in the Philippines vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6554th and 5184th 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	$3.57	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.1	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$530	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.9	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.67%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.4	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.78	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4036	$4829

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$697
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$738
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$491
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$781
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$592
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$673
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$817
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$860
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$682
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$550
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$640
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$590
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$568
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$523
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$497
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$577
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$511
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$540
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$584
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$596
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$483
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$529
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$419
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$614
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$490
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$476
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$371
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$450

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952