Portland vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$1851
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$755
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	88	73
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	653K	2.96M

The cost of living in Portland is 272% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 603rd and 6858th ($2629 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd and 12th 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.8 months in Quezon. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 157th and 3783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Quezon

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	Portland	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$2.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$94.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$1426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$79.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$2744

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$640
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$546
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$670
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$623
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$506
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$901
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$770
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$704
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$780
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$535
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$621
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$589
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$487
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$575
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$539
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$545
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$515
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$508
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$398
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$464
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$508