Melbourne vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$1649
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$319
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	100	67
🏙️ Population	5.35M	2.96M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 222% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 1249th and 7006th ($2308 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Quezon. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 1st and 4889th 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	$14.5	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	8.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$2315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$35.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$78.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$2716

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

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