Caloocan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caloocan	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$383	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	73	5
😀 Quality of life	46	50
🏙️ Population	1.66M	115K

The cost of living in Caloocan is 73% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7137th and 9013th ($668 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in the Philippines and Bhutan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Caloocan ranked 22nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6448th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Thimphu

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	Caloocan	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.63	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.62	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.38	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7154	$691

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284