Gold Coast vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2152
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4849
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$1358
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$2188
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3845
$4662
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
638K
2.3M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 3% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1408th and 1234th ($2152 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1107th 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 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 120th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Houston

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Gold Coast Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.77
$5.63
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1302
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2323
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1888
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11003
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8562
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.9
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.4
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1760
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11702
$23011

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2356
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1862
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1785
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1881
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1816
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1552
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1354
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1621
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1545
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1461
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1413
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1404
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$1998
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1903
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1691
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2741
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2348
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1610
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1463
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1430
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1723
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2604
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1669
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1249
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1672
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1462
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1317
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1707
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1746
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1719
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1716
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2356
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1702
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1693

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2118
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175