Gold Coast vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	58
😀 Quality of life	92	85
🏙️ Population	608K	351K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 22% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 839th and 117th ($2528 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 83rd in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 124th and 438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Honolulu

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	Gold Coast	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$23744

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254