Gold Coast vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	89
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	608K	5.87M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 19% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 839th and 154th ($2528 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Singapore, respectively. Check Australia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 124th and 5th 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	$19.7	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$31369

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663