Caloocan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$362	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$1355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	84
😀 Quality of life	47	81
🏙️ Population	1.66M	3.03M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 28% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7283rd and 6071st ($640 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 6th in the Philippines and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6443rd and 521st 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	$3.45	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671