Gold Coast vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	638K	8.91M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 35% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1408th and 38th ($2152 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.2 months in London. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 120th 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	$16.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$25471

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2356
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1785
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1881
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1816
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1545
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1461
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1404
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$1998
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1903
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1691
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2741
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2348
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1610
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1463
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1430
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1723
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2604
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1669
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1249
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1462
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1716
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908