Caloocan vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$362	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$4771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	47	93
🏙️ Population	1.66M	3.9M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 80% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7283rd and 80th ($640 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 71st in the Philippines and the United States, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 6443rd and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Los Angeles

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	Caloocan	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919