Caloocan vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caloocan	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$574	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1375	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$294	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$510	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	77	31
😀 Quality of life	51	59
🏙️ Population	1.71M	120K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 34% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8190th and 6471st ($574 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 4th 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 0.6 months in Pattaya. Caloocan ranked 13th best city to live in the Philippines vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6608th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Pattaya

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	Caloocan	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.58	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.42	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3311	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.8	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.84	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.22	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.35	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.14	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.8	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5306	$12044

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514