Gold Coast vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gold Coast	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2239	$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4966	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$1436	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$463
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	19
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	608K	678K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 107% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1278th and 4959th ($2239 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.7 months in Jeju Island. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Jeju Island ranked 63rd in South Korea, while ranked 223rd and 4837th 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	$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1508	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1209	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2204	$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1987	$982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$93.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8546	$7330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3976	$5069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$26.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.1	$38.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2092	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6970	$21433

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2016
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1677
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1748
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1683
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1185
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1478
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1448
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1702
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2099
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1824
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1584
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2539
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2252
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1538
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1511
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1416
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1616
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2023
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1619
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1667
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1691
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1643
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1072
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1037
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$998
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1012
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$989
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1059
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1101
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$890
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$924
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$987
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$970
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1054
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$887
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$983
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$903
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$998
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$854
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$891
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1075
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$959
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1005
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$886
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$892
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$902
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$959
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1060
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$888
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$880
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$920
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1027
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$895
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1019
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$881