Gold Coast vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$831
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
53
😀 Quality of life
88
50
🏙️ Population
608K
8.78M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 245% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1120th and 7155th ($2300 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 142nd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 209th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Quanzhou

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Gold Coast Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$22902

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$2141
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$1877
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$1925
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$1754
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$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
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$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 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014