Gold Coast vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	89
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	638K	5.87M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 28% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1408th and 133rd ($2152 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Australia and Singapore, respectively. Check Australia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 120th and 4th 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	$16.1	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$26424

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2356
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1785
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1881
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1816
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1545
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1461
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1404
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$1998
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1903
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1691
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2741
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2348
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1610
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1463
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1430
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1723
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2604
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1669
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1249
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1462
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1716
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544