Gold Coast vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gold Coast	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5159	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$2387	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3044	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	97
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	608K	441K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 29% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1270th and 90th ($2297 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 70th 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 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.7 months in Oakland. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 255th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Oakland

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	Gold Coast	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.5	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.47	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2559	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2014	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4115	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.32	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2150	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7100	$18326

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359