Cost of Living Comparison Between Caloocan and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Caloocan and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Caloocan is 44.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 46.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Caloocan is 52.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.62 ₱211

$4.71 ฿151

-23.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.21 ₱771

$45.87 ฿1,468

-71.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.6 ₱152

$8.84 ฿283

-70.59%

Cappuccino

$1.13 ₱66.2

$3.06 ฿98

-63.07%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.43 ₱25.2

$0.69 ฿22.16

-37.68%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 ₱23.41

$0.39 ฿12.56

2.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.36 ₱79.6

$2.49 ฿79.6

-45.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.91 ₱111

$3.72 ฿119

-48.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.86 ₱108

$2.18 ฿69.8

-14.68%

White Bread (500g)

$1.19 ₱69.6

$1.8 ฿57.5

-33.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.99 ₱57.9

$2.23 ฿71.4

-55.61%

Eggs

$1.94 ₱113

$2.23 ฿71.4

-13.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.07 ₱121

$19.66 ฿629

-89.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.9 ₱169

$3.77 ฿121

-23.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.63 ₱328

$13.53 ฿433

-58.39%

Apples (1kg)

$2.02 ₱118

$3.24 ฿104

-37.65%

Banana (1kg)

$1.14 ₱66.3

$1.62 ฿51.9

-29.63%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.25 ₱131

$2.4 ฿76.8

-6.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.18 ₱68.7

$2.08 ฿66.5

-43.27%

Potato (1kg)

$1.23 ₱71.7

$1.59 ฿50.7

-22.64%

Onion (1kg)

$2.28 ₱133

$1.49 ฿47.76

53.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 ₱39.44

$1.01 ฿32.46

-32.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 ₱31.59

$0.48 ฿15.46

12.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.29 ₱192

$4.48 ฿143

-26.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.07 ₱296

$20.34 ฿651

-75.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 ₱62.6

$1.86 ฿59.5

-42.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 ₱133

$2.7 ฿86.3

-15.93%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.2 ₱11.66

$1.43 ฿45.79

-86.01%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.79 ₱46

$3.04 ฿97.4

-74.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.83

$1.04 ฿33.18

-78.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.45 ₱143

$13.64 ฿437

-82.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ₱67.6

$1.35 ฿43.31

-14.07%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32K ₱1.9M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

17.84%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.6K ₱1.2M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-38.42%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$60.2 ₱3,511

$122 ฿3,905

-50.71%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$10.72 ₱626

$13.61 ฿435

-21.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.93 ₱1,513

$18.36 ฿588

41.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$5.43 ₱317

$59.9 ฿1,915

-90.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$5.74 ₱335

$8.92 ฿285

-35.65%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$151 ₱8,834

$684 ฿21.9K

-77.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,801 ₱280.2K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-70.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$47.87 ₱2,794

$58.2 ฿1,862

-17.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28 ₱1,634

$34.38 ฿1,100

-18.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.2 ₱3,104

$113 ฿3,631

-53.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$45.94 ₱2,681

$84.9 ฿2,716

-45.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$292 ₱17.1K

$621 ฿19.9K

-52.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 ₱15.5K

$441 ฿14.1K

-39.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$582 ₱34K

$2,063 ฿66K

-71.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$531 ₱31K

$1,469 ฿47K

-63.83%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$281 ₱16.4K

$534 ฿17.1K

-47.32%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

5.33

-15.57%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Caloocan: November 30, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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