Gold Coast vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gold Coast	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2300	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5003	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$1512	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$2405	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3406	$1129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	91
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	608K	11.9M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 173% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1120th and 6287th ($2300 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 22nd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 209th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Hangzhou

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	Gold Coast	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.57	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.7	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1455	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2455	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9386	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4352	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.05	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.42	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.6	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1739	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7508	$22679

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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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774