Phuket vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$1936
🏠 One person rent	$544	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$577
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	73
😀 Quality of life	53	66
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.96M

The cost of living in Phuket is 33% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 5798th and 6721st ($985 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Thailand and the Philippines, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 0.8 months in Quezon. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Quezon ranked 2nd in the Philippines, while ranked 6033rd and 3975th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Phuket vs Quezon infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/phuket/quezon.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Phuket vs Quezon infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/phuket/quezon" target="_blank">Phuket vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Phuket vs Quezon

Prices for goods and services in Phuket and Quezon are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Phuket	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$2.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$878
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	8.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$1851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$8.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$7.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$5.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$2196

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$801
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$668
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$538
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$705
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$453
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$816
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$650
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$717
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$650
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$564
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$633
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$614
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$558
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$641
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$602
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$579
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$677
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$562
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$551
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$488
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$421
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$507
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$442
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$554