Gold Coast vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$5741
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	97
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	638K	441K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 31% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1408th and 85th ($2152 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 72nd 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 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 120th and 61st 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	$16.1	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$19305

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2356
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1785
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1881
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1816
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1545
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1461
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1404
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$1998
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1903
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1691
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2741
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2348
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1610
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1463
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1430
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1723
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2604
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1669
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1249
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1462
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1716
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313