Caloocan vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caloocan	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$383	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	52
😀 Quality of life	46	43
🏙️ Population	1.66M	2.11M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 29% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7137th and 8536th ($668 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 38th in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Caloocan ranked 22nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6448th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Medan

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	Caloocan	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.63	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.38	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7154	$11482

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$593
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$704
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$453
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$801
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$573
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$816
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$705
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$820
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$717
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$564
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$650
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$633
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$614
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$668
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$602
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$558
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$641
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$579
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$677
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$632
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$551
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$488
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$627
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$421
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$442
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$476

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$503
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$759
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$669
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$671
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$729
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$594
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$687
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$571
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$563
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$630
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$699
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$752
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$985
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$822
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$807
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$518
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544