Caloocan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$362	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	73	7
😀 Quality of life	47	53
🏙️ Population	1.66M	77.6K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 32% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7283rd and 5827th ($640 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 6443rd and 6063rd 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	$3.45	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$13013

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$623
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$732
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$506
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$770
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$670
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$780
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$704
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$621
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$589
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$572
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$487
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$575
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$539
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$515
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$545
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$610
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$486
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$508
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$464
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$398
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$445

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810