Gold Coast vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Gold Coast London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$8384
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$2251
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$4328
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$4627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
88
99
🏙️ Population
608K
8.8M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 33% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1120th and 37th ($2300 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.4 months in London. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 209th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Gold Coast vs London infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Gold Coast vs London

Prices for goods and services in Gold Coast and London are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Gold Coast London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$8.7
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$29.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$99
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$25830

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2491
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3054
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2624
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2353
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2322
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2372
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2268
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2248
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2381
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2255
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2245
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2491
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2184
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2173
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2202
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2589
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2328
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2106
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2363
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2179
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2228
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2630
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2157
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2020
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2451
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2159
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2040
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2310
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1963
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2033
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2202
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2152
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2053
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2033
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2041
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2028
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2477
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2055