Caloocan vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$362	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	74
😀 Quality of life	47	63
🏙️ Population	1.66M	3.01M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 17% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7283rd and 8233rd ($640 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 15th in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6443rd and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Surabaya

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	Caloocan	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$5490

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$623
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$732
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$506
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$770
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$670
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$780
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$704
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$621
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$589
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$572
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$487
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$575
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$539
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$515
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$545
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$610
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$486
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$508
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$464
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$398
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$445

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508