Caloocan vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Caloocan	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1436	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$303	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$514	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.6	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$295	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	73	82
😀 Quality of life	47	47
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.64M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 6% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 7795th and 8123rd ($605 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 12th 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 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Caloocan ranked 21st best city to live in the Philippines vs South Tangerang ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6597th and 6653rd 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	$3.54	$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.4	$15.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.02	$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$553
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	9.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2953	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1882	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.93	$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.34	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.2	$3.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4707	$8025

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$692
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$678
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$448
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$804
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$713
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$575
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$767
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1000
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$552
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$662
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$840
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$772
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$525
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$561
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$666
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$646
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$579
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$554
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$649
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$713
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$528
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$539
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$634
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$437
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$606
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$578
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$554
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$612
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$629
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$516
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$546
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$664
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$474
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$625
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$495
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$439
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$461
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$470

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$672
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$698
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$402
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$595
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$487
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$525
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$518
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$487
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$527
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$376
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$522
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$489
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$491
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$485
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$489
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$548
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$420
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$400
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$431
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$444
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$429
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$453
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$468
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$471
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$457
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$456
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$446
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$419
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$416
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$542
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$391
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$461
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$475
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$420
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$424
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$513