Caloocan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caloocan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$804
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1673
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$476
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
46
86
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.29M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 7% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6377th and 6163rd ($804 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.3 months in Caloocan compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Caloocan ranked 29th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6554th and 264th 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
$3.57
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.1
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$708
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.62
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.75
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.4
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.78
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4036
$13937

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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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716