Caloocan vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$292	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	74	82
😀 Quality of life	50	50
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.64M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 0.2% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8098th and 8109th ($568 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 9th 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 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 6622nd and 6644th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs South Tangerang

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	Caloocan	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$7522

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502