Gold Coast vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$321
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$782
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	21
😀 Quality of life	90	43
🏙️ Population	638K	6.71M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 132% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 1408th and 5799th ($2152 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 17th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.8 months in Yancheng. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 120th and 6861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Yancheng

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	Gold Coast	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$19602

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2356
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1785
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1881
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1816
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1545
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1461
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1404
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$1998
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1903
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1691
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2741
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2348
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1610
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1463
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1430
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1723
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2604
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1669
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1249
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1462
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1716
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$696
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$703
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$652
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$699
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$679
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$682
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$631
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$625
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$675
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$608
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$688
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$651
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$713
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$645
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$682
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$740
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$605
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$731
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$687
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$624
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$610
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$707
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$575
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$731
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$566
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$532
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1074