Gold Coast vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
96
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
608K
17.7M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 140% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1120th and 5948th ($2300 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 13th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 209th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Shenzhen

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Gold Coast Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$24117

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5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2491
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1876

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618