Gold Coast vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$1404
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$301
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$793
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	19
😀 Quality of life	92	47
🏙️ Population	608K	11M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 377% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 839th and 8538th ($2528 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 456th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.5 months in Linyi. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Linyi ranked 194th in China, while ranked 124th and 6954th 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	$19.7	$3.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$95.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$3202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$7190

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$571
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$576
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$553
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$549
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$566
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$572
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$563
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$514
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$564
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$523
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$548
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$548
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$558
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$563
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$581
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$661
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$550
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$554
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$515
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$449
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$457
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$592
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$566
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$581
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$547
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$649
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$510
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$545
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$922
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$519
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$594
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$602
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$540
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$748
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$803