Caloocan vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caloocan	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$804	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1673	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$476	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$697	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.2	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	89
😀 Quality of life	46	98
🏙️ Population	1.66M	5.87M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 73% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6377th and 133rd ($804 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the Philippines and Singapore, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caloocan compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Caloocan ranked 29th best city to live in the Philippines vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6554th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Singapore City

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	Caloocan	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.57	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.1	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$530	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.9	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.67%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.4	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.78	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4036	$26424

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$697
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$738
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$491
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$781
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$592
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$673
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$817
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$860
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$682
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$550
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$640
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$590
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$568
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$523
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$497
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$577
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$511
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$540
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$584
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$596
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$483
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$529
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$419
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$614
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$490
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$476
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$371
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$450

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544