Gold Coast vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2152
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4849
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$1358
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2188
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3845
$269
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
52
😀 Quality of life
90
45
🏙️ Population
638K
2.11M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 330% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1408th and 8502nd ($2152 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 35th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 120th and 6617th 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
$16.1
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.77
$2.77
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1302
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2323
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1888
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11003
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8562
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.9
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.4
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1760
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11702
$11223

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465