Caloocan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caloocan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$568
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1342
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$292
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$492
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$287
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
74
85
😀 Quality of life
50
83
🏙️ Population
1.66M
3.03M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 44% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8098th and 5518th ($568 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 4th in the Philippines and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6622nd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Taichung

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Caloocan Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.57
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.44
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$0.98
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3001
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1791
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.86
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.16
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$5.18
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.11
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.16
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$146
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4595
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650