Gold Coast vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2297
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5159
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$2387
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$6556
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
80
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
608K
737K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 27% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1270th and 125th ($2297 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 92nd 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 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 255th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Seattle

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Gold Coast Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.5
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.47
$8.17
 Cappuccino
$3.52
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2559
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2014
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4115
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.32
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.2
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2150
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7100
$29883

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2065
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$2471
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1662
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1798
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1710
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1639
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1595
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1503
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1839
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1482
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1747
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2181
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1888
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1599
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2640
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2292
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1568
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1364
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1580
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1678
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2019
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1667
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1683
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1662
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1771
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1362
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1813
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1768
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1725
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1706
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2308
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1681
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1736

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114