Gold Coast vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$2607
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	49	98
😀 Quality of life	92	76
🏙️ Population	608K	919K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 77% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 839th and 4288th ($2528 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 124th and 1327th 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	$19.7	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$12598

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019