Gold Coast vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2239
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4966
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$1436
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$2255
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3017
$1264
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
49
80
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
608K
2.73M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 134% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1278th and 5750th ($2239 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 223rd and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Kaohsiung

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Gold Coast Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.49
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1508
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1209
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2204
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1987
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.1
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8546
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3976
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.1
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2092
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6970
$10905

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601