Quezon vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quezon	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1851	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$320	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$63	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$587	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	87
😀 Quality of life	67	92
🏙️ Population	2.96M	1.01M

The cost of living in Quezon is 81% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6858th and 8th ($706 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in the Philippines and the United States, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Quezon compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Quezon ranked 1st best city to live in the Philippines vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 3783rd and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quezon vs San Jose, United States

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	Quezon	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.71	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$883	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.6	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.14%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2317	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1426	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.37	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.2	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.6	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2744	$25839

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968