Phuket vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$1649
🏠 One person rent	$544	$319
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	74
😀 Quality of life	57	67
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.96M

The cost of living in Phuket is 42% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 5469th and 7006th ($1014 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Thailand and the Philippines, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 0.6 months in Quezon. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 6129th and 4889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Quezon

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	Phuket	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	8.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$2315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$35.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$78.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$2716

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866

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