Brisbane vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Brisbane | 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 Brisbane is 9% more expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 930th and 1408th ($2356 vs $2152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Australia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Gold Coast. Ranked 4th vs 6th best cities to live in Australia, and 18th vs 120th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Brisbane vs Gold Coast
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| Brisbane | 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 Brisbane
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 31 km or 19 mi |  Ipswich | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Caboolture | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Southport | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Gold Coast | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Caloundra | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | Sunshine Coast | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Toowoomba | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Hervey Bay | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Bundaberg | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Armidale | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Gladstone | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Rockhampton | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Newcastle | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Dubbo | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Dee Why | |
| 722 km or 449 mi | Kellyville | |
| 730 km or 453 mi | Blacktown | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Parramatta | |
| 733 km or 455 mi | Sydney | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Bathurst | |
| 748 km or 465 mi | Orange | |
| 801 km or 498 mi | Wollongong | |
| 869 km or 540 mi | Goulburn | |
| 945 km or 587 mi | Canberra | |
| 1006 km or 625 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 1009 km or 627 mi | Griffith | |
| 1111 km or 690 mi | Townsville | |
| 1224 km or 761 mi | Shepparton | |
| 1278 km or 794 mi | Mildura | |
| 1320 km or 820 mi | Bendigo | |
| 1337 km or 831 mi | Traralgon | |
| 1367 km or 849 mi | Sunbury | |
| 1372 km or 853 mi | Pakenham | |
| 1375 km or 855 mi | Melbourne | |
| 1376 km or 855 mi | Berwick | |
| 1376 km or 855 mi | South Yarra | |
| 1377 km or 856 mi | Dandenong |
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 |