Gold Coast vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$949
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$538
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	49	73
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	638K	1.85M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 175% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1408th and 6438th ($2152 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 8th in Australia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Australia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 120th and 4458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Manila

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	Gold Coast	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$14747

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371