Gold Coast vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$1141
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$216
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	55
😀 Quality of life	93	47
🏙️ Population	608K	2.11M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 458% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 852nd and 8852nd ($2530 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 44th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 68th and 6943rd 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	$20.2	$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$7769

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$449
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$439
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$555
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$762
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$720
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$677
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$527
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$743
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$616
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$741
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$545
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$610
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$617
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$488
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$707
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$759
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1010
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$784
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$836
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$576
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550