Gold Coast vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
49
81
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
608K
2.73M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 147% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1120th and 6046th ($2300 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 209th and 389th 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
$13.9
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$12438

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643