Bangkok vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$568
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1342
🏠 One person rent	$424	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$287
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	74
😀 Quality of life	75	50
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.66M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 69% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 5912th and 8098th ($958 vs $568) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 45th in Thailand and the Philippines, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Caloocan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Caloocan ranked 18th in the Philippines, while ranked 1890th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Caloocan

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	Bangkok	Caloocan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$0.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$3001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$2.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$5.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$4.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$5.18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$5.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$4595

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$674
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$657
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$432
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$785
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$1009
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$642
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$807
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$760
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$628
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$630
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$525
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$617
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$613
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$616
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$609
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$535
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$598
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$471
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$425
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$457