Gold Coast vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	96
😀 Quality of life	93	75
🏙️ Population	608K	11.5M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 125% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 852nd and 4918th ($2530 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 68th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Sao Paulo

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	Gold Coast	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720