Gold Coast vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$5777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
88
97
🏙️ Population
608K
8.8M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 43% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1120th and 5th ($2300 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 209th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gold Coast New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$20585

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$2141
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$2491
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1876

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108