| Restaurants | Sydney[ Edit ] |
Gold Coast[ Edit ] | Difference |
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant |
19.00 A$ |
25.00 A$ |
+31.58 %
|
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course |
99.50 A$ |
90.00 A$ |
-9.55 %
|
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) |
12.00 A$ |
11.00 A$ |
-8.33 %
|
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) |
8.00 A$ |
8.00 A$ |
0.00 %
|
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) |
8.00 A$ |
9.00 A$ |
+12.50 %
|
| Cappuccino (regular) |
4.08 A$ |
4.75 A$ |
+16.44 %
|
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) |
3.26 A$ |
3.21 A$ |
-1.62 %
|
| Water (12 oz small bottle) |
2.77 A$ |
2.70 A$ |
-2.66 %
|
| Markets | Sydney[ Edit ] |
Gold Coast[ Edit ] |
|
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) |
5.74 A$ |
6.60 A$ |
+14.98 %
|
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) |
2.62 A$ |
2.61 A$ |
-0.56 %
|
| Rice (white), (1 lb) |
1.30 A$ |
1.20 A$ |
-7.59 %
|
| Eggs (regular) (12) |
4.43 A$ |
4.18 A$ |
-5.76 %
|
| Local Cheese (1 lb) |
6.05 A$ |
4.43 A$ |
-26.67 %
|
| Chicken Fillets (1 lb) |
5.10 A$ |
4.96 A$ |
-2.65 %
|
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) |
8.48 A$ |
9.04 A$ |
+6.56 %
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
2.11 A$ |
1.94 A$ |
-7.90 %
|
| Banana (1 lb) |
1.65 A$ |
1.56 A$ |
-5.82 %
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
1.81 A$ |
1.85 A$ |
+1.86 %
|
| Tomato (1 lb) |
2.34 A$ |
2.27 A$ |
-3.05 %
|
| Potato (1 lb) |
1.56 A$ |
1.58 A$ |
+1.27 %
|
| Onion (1 lb) |
1.28 A$ |
1.30 A$ |
+1.63 %
|
| Lettuce (1 head) |
2.77 A$ |
2.92 A$ |
+5.31 %
|
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) |
2.37 A$ |
1.76 A$ |
-25.53 %
|
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) |
18.00 A$ |
15.00 A$ |
-16.67 %
|
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) |
5.71 A$ |
3.92 A$ |
-31.35 %
|
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) |
6.36 A$ |
4.43 A$ |
-30.44 %
|
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) |
35.00 A$ |
29.00 A$ |
-17.14 %
|
| Transportation | Sydney[ Edit ] |
Gold Coast[ Edit ] |
|
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) |
4.49 A$ |
4.50 A$ |
+0.22 %
|
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) |
213.00 A$ |
60.00 A$ |
-71.83 %
|
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) |
4.15 A$ |
5.00 A$ |
+20.48 %
|
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) |
3.54 A$ |
4.02 A$ |
+13.64 %
|
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) |
56.40 A$ |
49.60 A$ |
-12.06 %
|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
5.78 A$ |
5.50 A$ |
-4.86 %
|
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) |
26,000.00 A$ |
27,983.00 A$ |
+7.63 %
|
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) |
24,654.90 A$ |
22,833.33 A$ |
-7.39 %
|
| Utilities (Monthly) | Sydney[ Edit ] |
Gold Coast[ Edit ] |
|
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment |
187.97 A$ |
212.62 A$ |
+13.12 %
|
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) |
0.68 A$ |
0.23 A$ |
-65.53 %
|
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) |
71.71 A$ |
71.00 A$ |
-0.99 %
|
| Sports And Leisure | Sydney[ Edit ] |
Gold Coast[ Edit ] |
|
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult |
79.99 A$ |
82.50 A$ |
+3.14 %
|
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) |
22.69 A$ |
40.00 A$ |
+76.30 %
|
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat |
20.00 A$ |
18.00 A$ |
-10.00 %
|
| Childcare | Sydney[ Edit ] |
Gold Coast[ Edit ] |
|
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child |
2,288.36 A$ |
2,110.00 A$ |
-7.79 %
|
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child |
21,780.00 A$ |
21,666.67 A$ |
-0.52 %
|
| Clothing And Shoes | Sydney[ Edit ] |
Gold Coast[ Edit ] |
|
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) |
100.00 A$ |
105.62 A$ |
+5.62 %
|
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) |
62.08 A$ |
60.00 A$ |
-3.34 %
|
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) |
142.00 A$ |
135.00 A$ |
-4.93 %
|
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes |
154.43 A$ |
161.50 A$ |
+4.58 %
|
| Rent Per Month | Sydney[ Edit ] |
Gold Coast[ Edit ] |
|
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre |
2,587.81 A$ |
1,884.29 A$ |
-27.19 %
|
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre |
1,861.77 A$ |
1,333.75 A$ |
-28.36 %
|
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre |
4,573.68 A$ |
2,765.71 A$ |
-39.53 %
|
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre |
3,026.08 A$ |
2,181.25 A$ |
-27.92 %
|
| Buy Apartment Price | Sydney[ Edit ] |
Gold Coast[ Edit ] |
|
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre |
1,351.23 A$ |
571.35 A$ |
-57.72 %
|
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre |
797.90 A$ |
500.12 A$ |
-37.32 %
|
| Salaries And Financing | Sydney[ Edit ] |
Gold Coast[ Edit ] |
|
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) |
5,165.85 A$ |
4,743.07 A$ |
-8.18 %
|
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate |
3.73 |
4.26 |
+14.33 %
|
| Last update: |
March 2020 | March 2020 |
| Contributors: | 475 | 59 |
| Data from past: | 18 months | 18 months |
| Currency: AUD | | |
