Caloocan vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$362	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$1589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	94
😀 Quality of life	47	86
🏙️ Population	1.66M	4.04M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 40% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7283rd and 5000th ($640 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in New Taipei. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6443rd and 302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs New Taipei

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	Caloocan	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$18855

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581