Gold Coast vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$1179
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	55
😀 Quality of life	92	48
🏙️ Population	608K	2.11M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 448% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 839th and 8850th ($2528 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 48th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 124th and 6907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Medan

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	Gold Coast	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$9091

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$458
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$451
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$572
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$792
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$740
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$696
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$551
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$762
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$750
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$564
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$628
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$678
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$513
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$622
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$736
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$788
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1059
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$808
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$891
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$588
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572