Beijing vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1635
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$2683
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$3481
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	73	92
🏙️ Population	21.9M	608K

The cost of living in Beijing is 59% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 5341st and 839th ($1044 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.4 months in Gold Coast. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 2718th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Gold Coast

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	Beijing	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$7.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$2881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$2303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$7538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$4593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$6.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$2105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$8134

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894