Gold Coast vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Gold Coast | Melbourne | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Gold Coast is 9% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1408th and 933rd ($2152 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Australia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Ranked 6th vs 1st best cities to live in Australia, and 120th vs 2nd among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Gold Coast vs Melbourne
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| Gold Coast | Melbourne | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Gold Coast
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.6 km or 3.5 mi |  Southport | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Brisbane | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Ipswich | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Caboolture | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Caloundra | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Toowoomba | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Sunshine Coast | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Hervey Bay | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Armidale | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Bundaberg | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 511 km or 318 mi | Gladstone | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Newcastle | |
| 591 km or 367 mi | Rockhampton | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Dubbo | |
| 669 km or 416 mi | Dee Why | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Kellyville | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Blacktown | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Sydney | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Parramatta | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Bathurst | |
| 715 km or 445 mi | Orange | |
| 752 km or 468 mi | Wollongong | |
| 827 km or 514 mi | Goulburn | |
| 904 km or 562 mi | Canberra | |
| 974 km or 605 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 988 km or 614 mi | Griffith | |
| 1182 km or 734 mi | Townsville | |
| 1196 km or 743 mi | Shepparton | |
| 1271 km or 789 mi | Mildura | |
| 1294 km or 804 mi | Bendigo | |
| 1299 km or 807 mi | Traralgon | |
| 1337 km or 830 mi | Sunbury | |
| 1338 km or 831 mi | Pakenham | |
| 1342 km or 834 mi | Berwick | |
| 1344 km or 835 mi | Melbourne | |
| 1344 km or 835 mi | South Yarra | |
| 1344 km or 835 mi | Dandenong |
Cities near Melbourne
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.2 km or 2 mi | South Yarra | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Tarneit | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Dandenong | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Sunbury | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Melton | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Frankston | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Berwick | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Pakenham | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Geelong | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Ballarat | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Bendigo | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Traralgon | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Shepparton | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 369 km or 230 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Devonport | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Griffith | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Launceston | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Canberra | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Mildura | |
| 546 km or 339 mi | Goulburn | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Hobart | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Orange | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Bathurst | |
| 651 km or 405 mi | Wollongong | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Adelaide | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Blacktown | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Dubbo | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Parramatta | |
| 707 km or 440 mi | Kellyville | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | Sydney | |
| 728 km or 452 mi | Dee Why | |
| 822 km or 511 mi | Newcastle | |
| 891 km or 554 mi | Whyalla | |
| 1015 km or 631 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 1021 km or 634 mi | Armidale | |
| 1123 km or 698 mi | Coffs Harbour |