Gold Coast vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gold Coast	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2239	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4966	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1436	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$4236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	62
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	608K	351K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 26% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1278th and 151st ($2239 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 134th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States 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 Honolulu. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Honolulu ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 223rd and 301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Honolulu

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	Gold Coast	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1508	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1209	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2204	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1987	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8546	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3976	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.1	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2092	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6970	$19966

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2016
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1677
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1748
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1683
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1185
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1478
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1448
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1702
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2099
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1824
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1584
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2539
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2252
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1538
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1511
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1416
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1616
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2023
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1619
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1667
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1691
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1643
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159