Caloocan vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Caloocan	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$3381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1436	$7742
🏠 One person rent	$303	$2153
🏘️ Family rent	$514	$3690
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$749
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.6	$254
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$295	$4406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ 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 82% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7795th and 51st ($605 vs $3381) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 39th 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 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Caloocan ranked 21st best city to live in the Philippines vs Los Angeles ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6597th and 66th 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	$3.54	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.4	$90.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.02	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$2353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$3254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2953	$7901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1882	$6794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$73.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.93	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$8.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$4.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$5.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.34	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$199
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.2	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4707	$23575

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$692
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$678
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$448
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$804
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$713
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$575
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$767
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1000
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$552
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$662
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$840
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$772
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$525
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$561
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$666
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$646
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$579
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$554
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$649
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$713
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$528
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$539
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$634
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$437
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$606
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$578
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$554
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$612
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$629
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$516
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$546
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$664
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$474
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$625
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$495
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$439
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$461
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$470

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2779
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2773
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2836
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2749
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2684
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2922
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2735
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3108
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2675
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3004
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2711
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2734
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3588
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2933
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2929
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2752
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2806
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2968
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3700
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2712
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3259
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2617
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3090
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2932
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2848
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2724
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2684
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2938
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3098
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2620
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2616
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3560
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2749
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3092
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2835