Gold Coast vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$4007
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
608K
7.41M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 16% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1120th and 379th ($2300 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 209th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Hong Kong

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Gold Coast Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$22381

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$2141
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623