Canberra vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Canberra | Gold Coast | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 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 Canberra is 10% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 1768th and 1278th ($2023 vs $2239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Australia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Ranked 8th vs 6th best cities to live in Australia, and 388th vs 223rd 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 | ||
| 🥂 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 Canberra
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 81 km or 50 mi |  Goulburn | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Wollongong | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Bathurst | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Orange | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Blacktown | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Parramatta | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Kellyville | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Sydney | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Dee Why | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Griffith | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Dubbo | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Shepparton | |
| 358 km or 222 mi | Newcastle | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Traralgon | |
| 448 km or 278 mi | Pakenham | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Berwick | |
| 459 km or 285 mi | Dandenong | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | South Yarra | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Bendigo | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Melbourne | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Sunbury | |
| 477 km or 297 mi | Frankston | |
| 485 km or 302 mi | Melton | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Tarneit | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Geelong | |
| 535 km or 332 mi | Ballarat | |
| 554 km or 344 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Armidale | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Mildura | |
| 669 km or 415 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Devonport | |
| 706 km or 438 mi | Launceston | |
| 796 km or 495 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 852 km or 529 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Hobart | |
| 902 km or 560 mi | Toowoomba |
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 |