Caloocan vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caloocan Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1325
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$282
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
80
😀 Quality of life
51
88
🏙️ Population
1.71M
2.71M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 43% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8357th and 5770th ($555 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Caloocan ranked 10th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6583rd and 281st 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
$2.46
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.33
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3273
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1779
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.75
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$4.92
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.62
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$137
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6126
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Malabon
$650
3.3 km or 2 mi Navotas
$725
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Valenzuela
$485
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Manila
$829
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$710
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Meycauayan
$602
10 km or 6.4 mi Mandaluyong
$765
12 km or 7.3 mi Pasay
$785
13 km or 8.2 mi Makati
$998
14 km or 8.9 mi Marikina
$581
15 km or 9.4 mi Pasig
$588
17 km or 11 mi Taguig
$885
19 km or 12 mi Cainta
$693
20 km or 12 mi San Jose del Monte
$505
21 km or 13 mi Bacoor
$548
21 km or 13 mi Paranaque
$671
22 km or 14 mi Las Pinas
$584
24 km or 15 mi Antipolo
$517
25 km or 15 mi Imus
$512
27 km or 17 mi Malolos
$624
31 km or 19 mi Muntinlupa
$671
31 km or 19 mi General Trias
$481
33 km or 20 mi Binangonan
$491
34 km or 21 mi San Pedro
$598
36 km or 22 mi Dasmarinas
$410
37 km or 23 mi Binan
$582
40 km or 25 mi Santa Rosa
$521
42 km or 26 mi Trece Martires
$528
45 km or 28 mi Cabuyao
$576
52 km or 33 mi San Fernando
$570
53 km or 33 mi Calamba
$498
66 km or 41 mi Tanauan
$538
67 km or 42 mi Santo Tomas
$537
69 km or 43 mi Angeles
$614
75 km or 47 mi San Pablo
$461
75 km or 47 mi Mabalacat
$585
76 km or 47 mi Olongapo
$465
82 km or 51 mi Lipa
$420
93 km or 58 mi Cabanatuan
$413
100 km or 62 mi Tarlac
$420

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617