Gold Coast vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2530
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5679
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$1644
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$2706
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4225
$4276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
89
😀 Quality of life
93
97
🏙️ Population
608K
5.87M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 19% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 852nd and 165th ($2530 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and Singapore, respectively. Check Australia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 68th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Singapore City

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Gold Coast Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2097
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2832
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8667
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5294
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.7
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.8
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2112
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9318
$27027

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637