Gold Coast vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gold Coast	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2239	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4966	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$1436	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	78
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	608K	9.94M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 129% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1278th and 5647th ($2239 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Peru, respectively. Check Australia vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 223rd and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Lima

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	Gold Coast	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1508	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1209	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2204	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1987	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8546	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3976	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.1	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2092	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6970	$7764

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697