Phuket vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$1619
🏠 One person rent	$573	$295
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	8	77
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	77.6K	3.08M

The cost of living in Phuket is 52% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 5233rd and 7262nd ($1059 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.5 months in Quezon. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 6325th and 5013th 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	$6.74	$4.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$2322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1440
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$5.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$79.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$2749

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981

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