Gold Coast vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gold Coast	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5159	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$2387	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3044	$958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	95
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	608K	15.7M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 78% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1270th and 4522nd ($2297 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and Turkey, respectively. Check Australia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 255th and 1015th 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	$18	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.5	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.47	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2559	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2014	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4115	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.32	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2150	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7100	$18637

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013