Canberra vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$2300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$5003
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$2405
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$3406
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	49
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	381K	608K

The cost of living in Canberra is 4% more expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 929th and 1120th ($2393 vs $2300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Australia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.5 months in Gold Coast. Ranked 8th vs 7th best cities to live in Australia, and 393rd vs 209th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Gold Coast

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	Canberra	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$7.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$2455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$9386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$4352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$3.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$1739
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$7508

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2491
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1877
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1754
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1289
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1615
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1833
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1815
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2286
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1997
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1732
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2801
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2472
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1674
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1500
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1532
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1748
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2393
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1746
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1303
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1816
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1800
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1876