Gold Coast vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$347
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	49	77
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	608K	1.9M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 208% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 839th and 6679th ($2528 vs $821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Australia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Australia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.4 months in Manila. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 124th and 5265th 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	$19.7	$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	7.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$4309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$2679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$14540

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$701
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$458
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$609
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$868
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$584
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$549
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$660
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$733
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$587
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$605
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$524
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$544
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$501
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$597
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$507
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$589
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$626
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$538
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$496
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$603
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$539
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$463
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$636
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$476
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$609
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$530
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$434