Dubai vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$2300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$5003
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$1512
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$2405
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$3406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
64
49
😀 Quality of life
86
88
🏙️ Population
3.33M
608K

The cost of living in Dubai is 0.4% more expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 1098th and 1120th ($2309 vs $2300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Gold Coast. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 306th and 209th 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
$10.5
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$7.57
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$1324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$2455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$9386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$4352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$3.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$1739
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$7508

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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