Gold Coast vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1305
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$3329
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$689
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$1222
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$1095
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	95
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	608K	15.7M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 94% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 839th and 4562nd ($2528 vs $1305) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Turkey, respectively. Check Australia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.8 months in Istanbul. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 124th and 925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Istanbul

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	Gold Coast	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$4.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$1645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	43.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$1021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$20004

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041