Gold Coast vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2152
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4849
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1358
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2188
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3845
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
84
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
638K
3.03M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 116% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1408th and 5356th ($2152 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 120th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gold Coast Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.77
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1302
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2323
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1888
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11003
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8562
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1760
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11702
$13893

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721