Gold Coast vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
49
95
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
608K
2.6M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 99% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1120th and 4715th ($2300 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 Taipei. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 209th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Taipei

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Gold Coast Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605