Gold Coast vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gold Coast	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5159	$3373
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$2387	$1173
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$468
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3044	$2635
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	49	98
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	608K	919K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 60% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1270th and 4157th ($2297 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 255th and 1195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Seongnam

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	Gold Coast	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.5	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.47	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2559	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2014	$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4115	$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.32	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2150	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7100	$11063

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Cities near Gold Coast

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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1307
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1134
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1080
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1004
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1383
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1066
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1138
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1120
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1175
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1171
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1076
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$948
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1098
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1088
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1078
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1028
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1065
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1110
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1153
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$874
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1059
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1568
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$920
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$924
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1068
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1037
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1020
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1063