New York City vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1649
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$319
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	98	67
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.96M

The cost of living in New York City is 486% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 4th and 7006th ($4203 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 0.6 months in Quezon. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 11th and 4889th 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	$23.2	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	8.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$2315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$35.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$78.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$2716

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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