Caloocan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caloocan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$383
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$296
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
46
86
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.6M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 42% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7137th and 4715th ($668 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Caloocan ranked 22nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6448th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caloocan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.53
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.63
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$539
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.48%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1338
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.62
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.35
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.05
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$5.38
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.78
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.87
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7154
$18424

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605