Gold Coast vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$1180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	49	93
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	638K	2.29M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 150% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1408th and 6163rd ($2152 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 10th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 120th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Taoyuan

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	Gold Coast	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$13937

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$917
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$860
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1011
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1169
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$746
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$863
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$860
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$890
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$857
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$725
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$675
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$913
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$952
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$664
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$694
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$689
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$676
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$851
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$721
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$744
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$787
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$678
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$735
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$667
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$741
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$719
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$655
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$588
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$811
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$725
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$644
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$716