Gold Coast vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gold Coast	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5159	$1649
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$319
🏘️ Family rent	$2387	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3044	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	74
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	608K	2.96M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 221% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 1270th and 7006th ($2297 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.6 months in Quezon. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 255th and 4889th 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	$18	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.5	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.47	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2559	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2014	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	8.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$2315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4115	$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.32	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$35.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2150	$78.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7100	$2716

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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