Male vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Male	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2919	$1886
🏠 One person rent	$835	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1638	$784
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.8	$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1041	$493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	73
😀 Quality of life	63	66
🏙️ Population	133K	2.96M

The cost of living in Male is 69% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 4218th and 6542nd ($1284 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Maldives and the Philippines, respectively. Check Maldives vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.6 months in Quezon. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 4858th and 4369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Quezon

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	Male	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.5	$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$2.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$1.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1667	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$106	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	8.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$1774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1990	$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.3	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.31	$5.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3438	$2203

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$781
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$804
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$519
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$817
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$697
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$491
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$842
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$673
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$682
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$860
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$534
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$640
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$550
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$568
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$497
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$577
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$523
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$511
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$584
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$540
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$529
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$419
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$476
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$490
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$371
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$519