Gold Coast vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gold Coast	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2239	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4966	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1436	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$1392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	49	93
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	608K	1.98M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 177% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1278th and 6403rd ($2239 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Malaysia, respectively. Check Australia vs Malaysia 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 Kuala Lumpur. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 223rd and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Gold Coast	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1508	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1209	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2204	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1987	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8546	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3976	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2092	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6970	$8723

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719