Gold Coast vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$2503
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$632
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	77
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	608K	9.94M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 145% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 852nd and 5300th ($2530 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and Peru, respectively. Check Australia vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 68th and 3484th 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	$20.2	$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$11057

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731