New York City vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$1630
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$536
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$293
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.08M

The cost of living in New York City is 492% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 4th and 7222nd ($4202 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the United States and the Philippines, respectively. Check the United States vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.4 months in Quezon. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 15th and 5049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Quezon

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	New York City	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$2.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$2417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$2.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$7.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$6.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$75.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$2607

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$829
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$555
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$581
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$588
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$650
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$485
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$998
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$785
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$693
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$885
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$517
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$671
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$548
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$584
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$512
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$491
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$598
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$481
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$582
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$576
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$528
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$538
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$461
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$420
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$465
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$413
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$520