Gold Coast vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gold Coast	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5159	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$2387	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3044	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	62
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	608K	351K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 28% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1270th and 122nd ($2297 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 90th 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 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 255th and 322nd 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	$18	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.5	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.47	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2559	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2014	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4115	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.32	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2150	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7100	$20539

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182