Gold Coast vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	80
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	608K	737K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 21% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 852nd and 126th ($2530 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 68th and 147th 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	$20.2	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$30033

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098