Gold Coast vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$6544
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$4971
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	88
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	608K	653K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 9% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 852nd and 456th ($2530 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 392nd 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 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Portland ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 68th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Portland

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	Gold Coast	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$7.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$24040

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783