Caloocan vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caloocan	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1375	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$294	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$510	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$4401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	89
😀 Quality of life	51	97
🏙️ Population	1.71M	5.87M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 82% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8190th and 154th ($574 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th 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 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Caloocan ranked 13th best city to live in the Philippines vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6608th and 5th 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	$2.58	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.42	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.9	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3311	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.8	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.84	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.22	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.35	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.14	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.8	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5306	$31369

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$657
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$701
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$458
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$821
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$697
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$587
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$804
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1066
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$584
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$609
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$868
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$733
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$549
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$660
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$605
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$544
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$524
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$626
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$501
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$507
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$597
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$589
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$538
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$584
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$603
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$496
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$636
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$463
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$609
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$476
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$420
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$434
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$438

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663