Brisbane vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1619
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$295
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	77
😀 Quality of life	98	66
🏙️ Population	2.71M	3.08M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 225% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 1349th and 7262nd ($2269 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 14th in Australia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Australia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Quezon. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 3rd and 5013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Quezon

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	Brisbane	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$4.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1440
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$79.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$2749

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$821
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$574
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$584
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$609
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$657
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$458
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$1066
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$804
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$701
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$733
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$868
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$587
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$544
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$660
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$549
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$605
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$524
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$507
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$597
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$501
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$626
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$589
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$584
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$538
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$496
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$603
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$539
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$463
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$636
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$420
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$609
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$476
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$434
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$530