Gold Coast vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gold Coast	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2239	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4966	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$1436	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$3902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	608K	5.03M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 2% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1278th and 1365th ($2239 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Australia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Ranked 6th vs 1st best cities to live in Australia, and 223rd vs 1st 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	$19	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1508	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1209	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2204	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1987	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8546	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3976	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.1	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2092	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6970	$19705

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2016
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1677
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1748
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1683
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1185
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1478
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1448
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1702
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2099
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1824
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1584
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2539
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2252
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1538
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1511
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1416
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1616
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2023
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1619
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1667
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1691
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1643
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963