Caloocan vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$2684
🏠 One person rent	$362	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$1264
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	80
😀 Quality of life	47	83
🏙️ Population	1.66M	2.73M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 33% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7283rd and 5750th ($640 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 4th in the Philippines and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6443rd and 417th 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	$3.45	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$10905

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$623
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$732
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$506
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$770
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$670
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$780
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$704
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$621
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$589
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$572
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$487
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$575
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$539
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$515
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$545
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$610
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$486
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$508
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$464
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$398
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$445

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601