Gold Coast vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$3056
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	18
😀 Quality of life	93	84
🏙️ Population	608K	216K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 26% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 852nd and 2013th ($2530 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Australia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Australia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 68th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Wellington

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	Gold Coast	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$13757

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844