New York City vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1619
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$295
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.08M

The cost of living in New York City is 503% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 4th and 7262nd ($4207 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.5 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 18th and 5013th 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	$23.6	$4.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$2322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1440
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$5.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$79.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$2749

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$821
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$574
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$584
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$609
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$657
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$458
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$1066
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$804
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$701
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$733
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$868
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$587
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$544
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$660
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$549
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$605
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$524
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$507
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$597
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$501
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$626
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$589
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$584
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$538
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$496
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$603
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$539
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$463
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$636
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$420
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$609
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$476
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$434
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$530