Gold Coast vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gold Coast	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2239	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4966	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$1436	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$2911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	608K	9.67M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 68% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 1278th and 4104th ($2239 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 2.2 months in Seoul. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 223rd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Seoul

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	Gold Coast	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1508	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1209	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2204	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1987	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8546	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3976	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.1	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2092	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6970	$20197

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2016
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1677
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1748
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1683
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1185
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1478
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1448
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1702
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2099
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1824
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1584
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2539
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2252
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1538
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1511
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1416
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1616
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2023
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1619
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1667
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1691
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1643
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019