Gold Coast vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
84
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
608K
3.03M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 147% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1120th and 6052nd ($2300 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 209th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Taichung

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Gold Coast Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$13638

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716