Caloocan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caloocan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$804
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1673
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$476
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
46
87
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.6M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 31% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6377th and 4516th ($804 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.3 months in Caloocan compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Caloocan ranked 29th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6554th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caloocan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.1
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$708
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.62
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.75
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.4
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.78
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4036
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Malabon
$697
3.3 km or 2 mi Navotas
$738
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Valenzuela
$491
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Manila
$781
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$759
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Meycauayan
$592
10 km or 6.4 mi Mandaluyong
$792
12 km or 7.3 mi Pasay
$673
13 km or 8.2 mi Makati
$842
14 km or 8.9 mi Marikina
$519
15 km or 9.4 mi Pasig
$817
17 km or 11 mi Taguig
$860
19 km or 12 mi Cainta
$682
20 km or 12 mi San Jose del Monte
$496
21 km or 13 mi Bacoor
$550
21 km or 13 mi Paranaque
$640
22 km or 14 mi Las Pinas
$590
24 km or 15 mi Antipolo
$534
25 km or 15 mi Imus
$568
27 km or 17 mi Malolos
$610
31 km or 19 mi Muntinlupa
$681
31 km or 19 mi General Trias
$523
33 km or 20 mi Binangonan
$497
34 km or 21 mi San Pedro
$577
36 km or 22 mi Dasmarinas
$441
37 km or 23 mi Binan
$511
40 km or 25 mi Santa Rosa
$619
42 km or 26 mi Trece Martires
$540
45 km or 28 mi Cabuyao
$584
52 km or 33 mi San Fernando
$596
53 km or 33 mi Calamba
$483
66 km or 41 mi Tanauan
$529
67 km or 42 mi Santo Tomas
$522
69 km or 43 mi Angeles
$660
75 km or 47 mi San Pablo
$419
75 km or 47 mi Mabalacat
$614
76 km or 47 mi Olongapo
$490
82 km or 51 mi Lipa
$476
93 km or 58 mi Cabanatuan
$371
100 km or 62 mi Tarlac
$450

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589