Gold Coast vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2297
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5159
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$2387
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$3342
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
49
86
😀 Quality of life
89
99
🏙️ Population
608K
2.79M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 7% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1270th and 918th ($2297 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 255th and 6th 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
$18
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.5
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.47
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2559
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2014
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4115
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.32
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.2
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2150
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7100
$17676

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2065
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$2471
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1662
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1798
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1710
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1639
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1595
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1503
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1839
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1482
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1747
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2181
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1888
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1599
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2640
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2292
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1568
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1364
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1580
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1678
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2019
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1667
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1683
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1662
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1771
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1362
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1813
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1768
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1725
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1706
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2308
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1681
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1736

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043