Gold Coast vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$6139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	87
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	608K	1.01M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 36% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 852nd and 8th ($2530 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 68th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs San Jose, United States

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	Gold Coast	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$23151

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273