Caloocan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caloocan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$574
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1375
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$294
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
51
87
🏙️ Population
1.71M
2.35M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 39% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8190th and 6085th ($574 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th 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 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Caloocan ranked 13th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6608th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Taoyuan

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Caloocan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.58
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.42
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3311
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1787
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.35
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$5.14
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$148
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5306
$17081

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1.8 km or 1.1 mi Malabon
$657
3.3 km or 2 mi Navotas
$701
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Valenzuela
$458
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Manila
$821
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$697
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Meycauayan
$587
10 km or 6.4 mi Mandaluyong
$755
12 km or 7.3 mi Pasay
$804
13 km or 8.2 mi Makati
$1066
14 km or 8.9 mi Marikina
$584
15 km or 9.4 mi Pasig
$609
17 km or 11 mi Taguig
$868
19 km or 12 mi Cainta
$733
20 km or 12 mi San Jose del Monte
$504
21 km or 13 mi Bacoor
$549
21 km or 13 mi Paranaque
$660
22 km or 14 mi Las Pinas
$605
24 km or 15 mi Antipolo
$544
25 km or 15 mi Imus
$524
27 km or 17 mi Malolos
$626
31 km or 19 mi Muntinlupa
$683
31 km or 19 mi General Trias
$501
33 km or 20 mi Binangonan
$507
34 km or 21 mi San Pedro
$597
36 km or 22 mi Dasmarinas
$416
37 km or 23 mi Binan
$589
40 km or 25 mi Santa Rosa
$549
42 km or 26 mi Trece Martires
$538
45 km or 28 mi Cabuyao
$584
52 km or 33 mi San Fernando
$603
53 km or 33 mi Calamba
$496
66 km or 41 mi Tanauan
$539
67 km or 42 mi Santo Tomas
$534
69 km or 43 mi Angeles
$636
75 km or 47 mi San Pablo
$463
75 km or 47 mi Mabalacat
$609
76 km or 47 mi Olongapo
$476
82 km or 51 mi Lipa
$420
93 km or 58 mi Cabanatuan
$434
100 km or 62 mi Tarlac
$438

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464