Caloocan vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caloocan Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1548
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$362
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$691
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$287
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
47
81
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.87M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 21% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7283rd and 6380th ($640 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6443rd and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Tainan

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Caloocan Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.96
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.12
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2695
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.52
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$5.18
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.15
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.1
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$148
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4605
$6108

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$506
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$766
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682