Caloocan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caloocan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1548
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$362
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$691
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$287
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
47
86
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.6M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 46% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7283rd and 4534th ($640 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6443rd and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caloocan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.96
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.12
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2695
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.52
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$5.18
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.15
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.1
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$148
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4605
$19749

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$546
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$670
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$780
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$704
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$496
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$538
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$621
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$589
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$535
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$518
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$572
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$676
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$457
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$487
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$575
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$400
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$539
40 km or 25 mi Santa Rosa
$508
42 km or 26 mi Trece Martires
$515
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$545
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$610
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$486
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$508
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$504
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$613
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$427
75 km or 47 mi Mabalacat
$585
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$398
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$1073
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$967
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$875
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$731
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$821
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$897
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$728
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$894
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$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
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$669
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$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
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$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
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$1155
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$644
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$956
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$627
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$681
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$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
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$688
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$671
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$1154
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$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$682
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$603
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$661
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$649
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$601
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$587
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$677
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$616
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$671
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$451
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$581