Bucharest vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1851
🏠 One person rent	$474	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$755
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	73
😀 Quality of life	79	67
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.96M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 40% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 5565th and 6858th ($988 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Romania and the Philippines, respectively. Check Romania vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Quezon. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 645th and 3783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Quezon

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	Bucharest	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$2.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$94.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$79.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$2744

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$640
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$546
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$670
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$623
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$506
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$901
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$770
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$704
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$780
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$535
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$621
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$589
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$487
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$575
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$539
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$545
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$515
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$508
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$398
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$464
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$508