Gold Coast vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$1630
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$536
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$293
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	77
😀 Quality of life	93	65
🏙️ Population	608K	3.08M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 257% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 852nd and 7222nd ($2530 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th in Australia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Australia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.4 months in Quezon. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 68th and 5049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Quezon

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	Gold Coast	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$2.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$2417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$2.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$75.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$2607

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$829
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$555
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$581
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$588
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$650
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$485
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$998
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$785
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$693
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$885
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$517
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$671
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$548
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$584
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$512
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$491
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$598
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$481
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$582
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$576
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$528
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$538
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$461
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$420
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$465
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$413
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$520