Caloocan vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$991
🏠 One person rent	$362	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	38
😀 Quality of life	47	36
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.54M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 62% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 7283rd and 8967th ($640 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 77th 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 0.7 months in Palembang. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 6443rd and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Palembang

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	Caloocan	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$7821

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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 Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532