Canberra vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1649
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$319
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	30	74
😀 Quality of life	86	67
🏙️ Population	381K	2.96M

The cost of living in Canberra is 182% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 1949th and 7006th ($2019 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 11th in Australia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Australia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.6 months in Quezon. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 413th and 4889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Quezon

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	Canberra	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	8.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$2315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$35.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$78.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$2716

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$568
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$555
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$642
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$674
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$432
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$1009
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$785
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$760
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$807
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$570
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$651
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$525
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$617
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$613
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$616
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$542
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$535
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$425
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$471
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$532