Adelaide vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Adelaide | Gold Coast | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Adelaide is 12% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 1894th and 1278th ($1978 vs $2239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Australia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Ranked 5th vs 6th best cities to live in Australia, and 46th vs 223rd among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Adelaide vs Gold Coast
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| Adelaide | Gold Coast | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Adelaide
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 253 km or 157 mi |  Whyalla | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Mildura | |
| 377 km or 235 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 551 km or 342 mi | Bendigo | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Ballarat | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Melton | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Sunbury | |
| 627 km or 390 mi | Geelong | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Tarneit | |
| 636 km or 395 mi | Shepparton | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Melbourne | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | South Yarra | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Dandenong | |
| 686 km or 426 mi | Griffith | |
| 686 km or 426 mi | Frankston | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Berwick | |
| 709 km or 440 mi | Pakenham | |
| 797 km or 496 mi | Traralgon | |
| 800 km or 497 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Canberra | |
| 971 km or 603 mi | Devonport | |
| 974 km or 605 mi | Dubbo | |
| 985 km or 612 mi | Orange | |
| 1016 km or 631 mi | Goulburn | |
| 1025 km or 637 mi | Bathurst | |
| 1040 km or 646 mi | Launceston | |
| 1125 km or 699 mi | Wollongong | |
| 1138 km or 707 mi | Blacktown | |
| 1143 km or 710 mi | Kellyville | |
| 1146 km or 712 mi | Parramatta | |
| 1162 km or 722 mi | Hobart | |
| 1163 km or 723 mi | Sydney | |
| 1173 km or 729 mi | Dee Why | |
| 1234 km or 767 mi | Newcastle | |
| 1318 km or 819 mi | Armidale | |
| 1330 km or 826 mi | Alice Springs | |
| 1387 km or 862 mi | Port Macquarie |
Cities near Gold Coast
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.6 km or 3.5 mi | Southport | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Brisbane | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Ipswich | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Caboolture | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Caloundra | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Toowoomba | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Sunshine Coast | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Hervey Bay | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Armidale | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Bundaberg | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 511 km or 318 mi | Gladstone | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Newcastle | |
| 591 km or 367 mi | Rockhampton | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Dubbo | |
| 669 km or 416 mi | Dee Why | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Kellyville | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Blacktown | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Sydney | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Parramatta | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Bathurst | |
| 715 km or 445 mi | Orange | |
| 752 km or 468 mi | Wollongong | |
| 827 km or 514 mi | Goulburn | |
| 904 km or 562 mi | Canberra | |
| 974 km or 605 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 988 km or 614 mi | Griffith | |
| 1182 km or 734 mi | Townsville | |
| 1196 km or 743 mi | Shepparton | |
| 1271 km or 789 mi | Mildura | |
| 1294 km or 804 mi | Bendigo | |
| 1299 km or 807 mi | Traralgon | |
| 1337 km or 830 mi | Sunbury | |
| 1338 km or 831 mi | Pakenham | |
| 1342 km or 834 mi | Berwick | |
| 1344 km or 835 mi | Melbourne | |
| 1344 km or 835 mi | South Yarra | |
| 1344 km or 835 mi | Dandenong |