Gold Coast vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	86
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	608K	2.79M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 1% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 839th and 897th ($2528 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 124th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Toronto

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	Gold Coast	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029