Caloocan vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caloocan	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$568	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1342	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$292	$315
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$547
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$505
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	74	56
😀 Quality of life	50	65
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.2M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 22% less expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 8098th and 6954th ($568 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 19th in the Philippines and Thailand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Caloocan compared to 0.7 months in Chiang Mai. Caloocan ranked 18th best city to live in the Philippines vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6622nd and 5236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Chiang Mai

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	Caloocan	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$2.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3001	$2210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.16	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.11	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$643
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4595	$15195

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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

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$667
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$581
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$534
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$614
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1152
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$577
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$578
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$540
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$599
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$666
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$519
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$635
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$601
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$958
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$774
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1139
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$529
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$558
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$812
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$787
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$724
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$607
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$560