Caloocan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caloocan	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	46	99
🏙️ Population	1.66M	4.84M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7137th and 312th ($668 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in the Philippines and Australia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Caloocan ranked 22nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6448th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Caloocan vs Sydney infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/caloocan/sydney.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Caloocan vs Sydney infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/caloocan/sydney" target="_blank">Caloocan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Caloocan vs Sydney

Prices for goods and services in Caloocan and Sydney are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Caloocan	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.63	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.38	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7154	$18951

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$593
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$704
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$453
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$801
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$573
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$816
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$705
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$820
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$717
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$564
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$650
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$633
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$614
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$668
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$602
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$558
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$641
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$579
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$677
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$632
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$551
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$488
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$627
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$421
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$442
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$476

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754