Bangkok vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1325
🏠 One person rent	$434	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	77
😀 Quality of life	74	51
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.71M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 80% more expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 5606th and 8357th ($996 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd in Thailand and the Philippines, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Caloocan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Caloocan ranked 10th in the Philippines, while ranked 2044th and 6583rd 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	$3.36	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$2.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$0.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$3273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$2.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$1.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$4.92
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$6.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$50
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$6126

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$650
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$725
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$485
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$829
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$602
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$785
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$998
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$588
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$885
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$693
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$548
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$671
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$584
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$512
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$624
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$481
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$491
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$598
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$582
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$528
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$576
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$570
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$498
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$538
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$461
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$465
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$420
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$413
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$420