Gold Coast vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$454
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$1660
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	18
😀 Quality of life	93	65
🏙️ Population	608K	666K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 144% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 852nd and 5282nd ($2530 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 21st in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Jeju Island ranked 74th in South Korea, while ranked 68th and 5127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Jeju Island

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	Gold Coast	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$4.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$8684
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$5507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$20855

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1035
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1020
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$942
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$909
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$954
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$957
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$955
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$878
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$982
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$930
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$922
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1051
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$946
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$974
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$923
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$992
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$771
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$885
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1013
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$938
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$964
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$887
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$883
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$892
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$1014
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1084
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$879
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1023
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$882
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$952
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1044
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$881
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$990
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$883
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$870