Gold Coast vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2530
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5679
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1644
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2706
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4225
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
85
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
608K
2.87M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 169% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 852nd and 5994th ($2530 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 68th and 351st 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
$20.2
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2097
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2832
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8667
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5294
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.8
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2112
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9318
$17517

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684