Gold Coast vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	80
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	608K	737K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 20% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 839th and 142nd ($2528 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 101st 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 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 124th and 32nd 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	$19.7	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$28950

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173