Gold Coast vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	94
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	608K	2.14M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 1% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 852nd and 791st ($2530 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Australia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Ranked 5th vs 4th best cities to live in Australia, and 68th vs 11th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Perth

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	Gold Coast	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$17749

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913