Gold Coast vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$1403
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$297
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$808
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	19
😀 Quality of life	93	47
🏙️ Population	608K	11M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 383% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 852nd and 8545th ($2530 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 483rd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.5 months in Linyi. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Linyi ranked 207th in China, while ranked 68th and 6979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Linyi

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	Gold Coast	Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$87.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$5.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$3127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$1041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$4.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$8258

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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 Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$587
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$590
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$571
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$550
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$578
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$585
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$633
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$531
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$578
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$549
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$536
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$565
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$560
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$582
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$595
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$672
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$562
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$576
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$523
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$453
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$460
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$605
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$596
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$582
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$588
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$546
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$649
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$522
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$553
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$938
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$523
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$602
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$612
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$549
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$759
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$811