Melbourne vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$1936
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$577
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	100	66
🏙️ Population	5.03M	2.96M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 225% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 923rd and 6721st ($2397 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 Melbourne compared to 0.8 months in Quezon. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Quezon ranked 2nd in the Philippines, while ranked 1st and 3975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Quezon

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	Melbourne	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$2.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$878
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	8.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$1851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$7.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$5.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$2196

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913

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