Gold Coast vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$1895
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$1075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	81
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	608K	13.9M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 281% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 839th and 7496th ($2528 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 93rd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 124th and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Tianjin

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	Gold Coast	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$19275

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$656
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$646
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$630
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$767
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$621
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$697
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1044
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$562
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$673
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$626
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$468
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$584
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$632
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$528
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$512
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$492
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$558
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$466
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$748
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$709
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$660
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$525
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$508
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$524
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$519
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$540
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$562
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$566
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$554
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$547