Male vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Male	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1295	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3008	$1936
🏠 One person rent	$809	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.7	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$577
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	73
😀 Quality of life	61	66
🏙️ Population	133K	2.96M

The cost of living in Male is 75% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 4342nd and 6721st ($1295 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 0.8 months in Quezon. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Quezon ranked 2nd in the Philippines, while ranked 5145th and 3975th 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	$5.57	$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$2.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$878
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$98.8	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.54%	8.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2675	$1851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$8.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.2	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.38	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.9	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.27	$7.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$5.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$170	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3225	$2196

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$801
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$668
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$538
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$705
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$453
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$816
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$650
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$717
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$650
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$564
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$633
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$614
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$558
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$641
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$602
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$579
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$677
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$562
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$551
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$488
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$421
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$507
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$442
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$554