Caloocan vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$292	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	60
😀 Quality of life	50	58
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.62M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 17% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8098th and 8757th ($568 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 40th in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 6622nd and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Semarang

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	Caloocan	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$2330

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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 Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$422
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$409
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$482
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$456
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$478
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$447
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$523
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$488
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$440
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$413
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$409
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$551
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$384
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$457
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$534
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$490
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$470
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$555
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$400
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$699
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$665
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$517
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$511
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1134
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$489
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$429
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$402
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$390
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$413