Gold Coast vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	49	17
😀 Quality of life	92	44
🏙️ Population	608K	7.01M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 324% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 839th and 7977th ($2528 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 234th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 124th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Zhumadian

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	Gold Coast	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$9042

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507