Gold Coast vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$1761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	73
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	608K	4.8M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 116% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 839th and 4839th ($2528 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Australia and South Africa, respectively. Check Australia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 124th and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Johannesburg

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	Gold Coast	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$5808

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950