Gold Coast vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$3678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	608K	8.8M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 32% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 839th and 20th ($2528 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1 months in London. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 124th and 12th 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	$19.7	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$30567

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199