Gold Coast vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gold Coast	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5159	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$2387	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3044	$4336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	89	99
🏙️ Population	608K	8.8M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 40% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1270th and 8th ($2297 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Australia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.1 months in London. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 255th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs London

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	Gold Coast	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.5	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.47	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2559	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2014	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4115	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.32	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2150	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7100	$27583

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165