Caloocan vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caloocan Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$804
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1673
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$476
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
81
😀 Quality of life
46
84
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.73M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 14% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6377th and 5786th ($804 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in the Philippines and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caloocan compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Caloocan ranked 29th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6554th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Kaohsiung

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Caloocan Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.1
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$708
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.62
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.75
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.4
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.78
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4036
$12618

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655