Caloocan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caloocan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$383	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	73	7
😀 Quality of life	46	53
🏙️ Population	1.66M	77.6K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 32% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7137th and 5798th ($668 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in the Philippines and Thailand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Caloocan ranked 22nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6448th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Phuket

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	Caloocan	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.63	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.38	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7154	$13132

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$593
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$704
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$453
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$801
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$573
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$816
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$705
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$820
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$717
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$564
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$650
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$633
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$614
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$668
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$602
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$558
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$641
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$579
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$677
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$632
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$551
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$488
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$627
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$421
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$442
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$476

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892