Cost of living comparison

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Gold Coast vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Gold Coast is 4.0% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% more in Gold Coast
Groceries: pay 0.4% more in Gold Coast
Transportation: pay 20.8% less in Gold Coast
Housing: pay 11.3% more in Gold Coast
Childcare: pay 11.8% less in Gold Coast
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Gold Coast
Clothing: pay 6.9% less in Gold Coast

The cost of housing, restaurants, and groceries in Gold Coast are more expensive than in Canberra. Expenses including transportation, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Gold Coast.

Gold Coast vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gold Coast instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 5.5% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Gold Coast
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$17.99 A$27.04	+10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.74	$9.81 A$14.75	+0.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$2.78 A$4.18	+7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$2.34 A$3.51	+4.4%
Average			+5.5%

Canberra vs. Gold Coast - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.4% more for groceries

	Canberra	Gold Coast
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$2.58 A$3.88	-4.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$3.78 A$5.69	-24.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$5.29 A$7.96	-3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$4.68 A$7.04	+8.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$4.04 A$6.07	-3.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$1.62 A$2.44	+9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$1.29 A$1.94	-4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.68 A$2.53	+26.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.78 A$2.67	-4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$1.04 A$1.56	+2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$1.06 A$1.59	+1.6%
Average			+0.4%

Canberra vs. Gold Coast - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.8% less for transportation

	Canberra	Gold Coast
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$4.42 A$6.64	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$184.76	$52.33 A$78.67	-57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	$29,060.36 A$43,686.64	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.45	$14.01 A$21.06	-26.0%
Average			-20.8%

Canberra vs. Gold Coast - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.3% more for housing

	Canberra	Gold Coast
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$55.20 A$82.98	+6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	$1,818.60 A$2,733.92	+17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	$1,341.06 A$2,016.02	+15.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	$169.08 A$254.19	+6.3%
Average			+11.3%

Canberra vs. Gold Coast - Cost of housing

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pay 11.8% less for childcare

	Canberra	Gold Coast
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	$2,150.05 A$3,232.19	+22.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	$7,156.66 A$10,758.66	-46.3%
Average			-11.8%

Canberra vs. Gold Coast - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Gold Coast
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$6.54 A$9.83	+0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$3.52 A$5.29	+3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.68	$32.05 A$48.19	+3.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.24	$38.60 A$58.02	-34.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	$13.08 A$19.67	+0.1%
Average			-5.5%

Canberra vs. Gold Coast - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.9% less for clothing

	Canberra	Gold Coast
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$60.84 A$91.46	-12.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$48.28 A$72.58	-16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$90.28 A$135.71	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	$124.29 A$186.85	+5.0%
Average			-6.9%

Canberra vs. Gold Coast - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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