Gold Coast vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gold Coast	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2239	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4966	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$1436	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	49	19
😀 Quality of life	88	38
🏙️ Population	608K	9.71M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 254% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 1278th and 7346th ($2239 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 147th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 223rd and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Nanyang

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	Gold Coast	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1508	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1209	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2204	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1987	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8546	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3976	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.1	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2092	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6970	$12899

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479