Gold Coast vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$820
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
95
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
608K
15.5M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 104% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1120th and 4816th ($2300 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Australia and Turkey, respectively. Check Australia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 209th and 790th 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
$13.9
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$13982

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5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2141
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$2491
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1876

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985