Gold Coast vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	81
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	608K	1.43M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 22% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 852nd and 1833rd ($2530 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 68th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs San Antonio

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	Gold Coast	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093