Gold Coast vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2239
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4966
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1436
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2255
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3017
$1362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
49
73
😀 Quality of life
88
81
🏙️ Population
608K
1.87M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 175% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1278th and 6380th ($2239 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 223rd and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gold Coast Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.49
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1508
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1209
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2204
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1987
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8546
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3976
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.1
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2092
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6970
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2016
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1781
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1677
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1748
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1683
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1504
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1185
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1557
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1478
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1448
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1411
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1702
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2099
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1824
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1584
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2539
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2252
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1538
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1511
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1416
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1616
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2023
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1619
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1667
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1601
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1691
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1291
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1727
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1691
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1654
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1643
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2194
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1620
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682