Quezon vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quezon	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1886	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$375	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$784	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.7	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$493	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	72
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	2.96M	2.89M

The cost of living in Quezon is 46% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6542nd and 8350th ($759 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 23rd in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Quezon compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Quezon ranked 1st best city to live in the Philippines vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 4369th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quezon vs Surabaya

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	Quezon	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.56	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.7	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.47%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1153	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.78	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.01	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.88	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2203	$5424

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Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$781
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$804
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$519
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$817
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$697
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$491
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$842
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$673
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$682
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$860
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$534
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$640
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$550
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$568
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$497
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$577
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$523
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$511
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$584
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$540
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$529
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$419
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$476
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$490
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$371
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$519

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506