Gold Coast vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
49
86
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
608K
2.79M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 11% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1120th and 656th ($2300 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 209th and 52nd 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
$13.9
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$18156

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Distance City Cost of living
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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085