Gold Coast vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gold Coast	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2300	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5003	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1512	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2405	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3406	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	95
😀 Quality of life	88	63
🏙️ Population	608K	11.5M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 127% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1120th and 5616th ($2300 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 209th and 4573rd 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	$13.9	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.57	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.7	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1455	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2455	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9386	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4352	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.05	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.42	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.6	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1739	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7508	$13135

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2491
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1877
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1754
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629