Gold Coast vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2726
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$1427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	18
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	608K	666K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 134% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 839th and 5121st ($2528 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Jeju Island ranked 79th in South Korea, while ranked 124th and 5367th 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	$19.7	$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$8980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$5765
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$21734

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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 Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1076
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1064
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$991
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$1008
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1014
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1062
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$996
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$917
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$981
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$970
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$963
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1111
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$961
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$993
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$944
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$964
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$994
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$823
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$932
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1032
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$982
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1002
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$918
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$928
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$944
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$956
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$946
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1114
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$924
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$991
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$909
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$960
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1005
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$934
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1005
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$909
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$915