Caloocan vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$292	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	87
😀 Quality of life	50	93
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.01M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8098th and 6th ($568 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6622nd and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs San Jose, United States

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	Caloocan	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$22302

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$674
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$657
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$432
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$785
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1009
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$642
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$807
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$760
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$628
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$630
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$525
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$617
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$613
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$616
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$609
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$535
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$598
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$471
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$425
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$457

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254