Gold Coast vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	99
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	608K	3.9M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 26% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 852nd and 62nd ($2530 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 47th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 68th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Los Angeles

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	Gold Coast	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$23685

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000