Dubai vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$2239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$4966
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$1436
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$2255
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$574
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$3017
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
49
😀 Quality of life
87
88
🏙️ Population
3.33M
608K

The cost of living in Dubai is 6% more expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 989th and 1278th ($2379 vs $2239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 288th and 223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Gold Coast

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Dubai Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$6.3
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$1508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$1209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$2204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$8546
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$3976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$6.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$51.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$2092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$6970

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2016
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1781
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1677
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1748
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1683
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1504
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1185
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1557
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1478
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1448
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1411
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1702
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2099
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1824
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1584
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2539
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2252
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1538
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1511
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1416
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1616
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2023
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1619
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1667
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1601
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1691
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1291
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1727
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1691
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1654
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1643
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2194
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1620
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1645