Gold Coast vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gold Coast	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2300	$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5003	$3279
🏠 One person rent	$1512	$533
🏘️ Family rent	$2405	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3406	$1907
😷 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 97% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1120th and 4690th ($2300 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Jeju Island ranked 68th in South Korea, while ranked 209th and 4818th 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	$13.9	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.57	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.7	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1455	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2455	$875
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$1043
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9386	$4369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4352	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.05	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$7.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.42	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$35.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$5.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.6	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1739	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7508	$24282

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$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

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1148
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$960
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1040
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$981
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1027
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1178
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$999
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$948
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$931
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$1005
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$893
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$1008
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$980
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$968
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1002
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$915
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$968
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$980
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1007
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$927
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$970
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$985
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$985
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$901
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1122
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$971
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$992
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$907
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$944
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$973
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$994
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1084
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$919
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$969