Cost of Living Comparison Between Gold Coast and Hong Kong Cost of Living Comparison Between Gold Coast and Hong Kong

🙂 Solo nomad: Gold Coast is 0.2% cheaper than Hong Kong without rent, and 10.8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Gold Coast is 4.7% more expensive than Hong Kong without rent, and 17.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.43 A$25.11

$8.7 HK$67.7

88.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$95.7 A$146

$63.1 HK$491

51.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.55 A$14.59

$6.41 HK$49.93

48.99%

Cappuccino

$3.49 A$5.33

$4.98 HK$38.82

-29.92%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.57 A$3.93

$1.36 HK$10.57

88.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 A$3.39

$1.09 HK$8.48

103.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.43 A$9.83

$6.93 HK$54

-7.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.01 A$12.24

$6.49 HK$50.6

23.42%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 A$2.19

$2.97 HK$23.13

-51.52%

White Bread (500g)

$2.61 A$3.99

$2.22 HK$17.27

17.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.35 A$3.59

$1.94 HK$15.13

21.13%

Eggs

$4.7 A$7.18

$3.37 HK$26.23

39.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.52 A$11.49

$25.59 HK$199

-70.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.93 A$13.65

$10.49 HK$81.7

-14.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.56 A$19.19

$21.83 HK$170

-42.46%

Apples (1kg)

$3.7 A$5.65

$3.56 HK$27.72

3.93%

Banana (1kg)

$2.69 A$4.11

$2.26 HK$17.59

19.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.74 A$5.71

$3.81 HK$29.71

-1.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.82 A$5.83

$2.94 HK$22.91

29.93%

Potato (1kg)

$2.36 A$3.6

$2.26 HK$17.6

4.42%

Onion (1kg)

$2.39 A$3.65

$2.31 HK$18.02

3.46%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.98 A$3.02

$1.77 HK$13.78

11.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.36 A$3.61

$1.63 HK$12.69

44.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$31.79 A$48.58

$12.95 HK$101

145.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.2 A$20.18

$15.53 HK$121

-15.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$6.3 A$9.62

$1.83 HK$14.28

244.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.76 A$10.33

$2.68 HK$20.9

152.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.55 A$3.9

$1.71 HK$13.28

49.12%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$51.8 A$79.2

$64.5 HK$502

-19.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.97 A$3.01

$3.79 HK$29.54

-48.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.43 A$2.19

$1.38 HK$10.73

3.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$33.24 A$50.8

$15.04 HK$117

121.01%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 A$1.81

$3.1 HK$24.12

-61.61%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.3K A$43.3K

$38.5K HK$300K

-26.44%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$22.3K A$34.1K

$33.1K HK$258.1K

-32.70%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$223 A$340

$234 HK$1,819

-4.72%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$31.83 A$48.64

$17.78 HK$138

79.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.8 A$85.2

$22.57 HK$176

147.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.63 A$68.2

$76.9 HK$599

-41.99%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.42 A$17.45

$8.68 HK$67.6

31.57%

Cinema Ticket

$13.23 A$20.22

$12.72 HK$99.1

4.01%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$2,096 A$3,203

$987 HK$7,684

112.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,178 A$11K

$21.9K HK$170.5K

-67.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.7 A$94.2

$72.3 HK$563

-14.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.18 A$73.6

$38.78 HK$302

24.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.5 A$137

$91.5 HK$713

-2.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$126 A$193

$141 HK$1,098

-10.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,779 A$2,718

$2,175 HK$16.9K

-18.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,359 A$2,076

$1,539 HK$12K

-11.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,501 A$3,822

$4,882 HK$38K

-48.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,010 A$3,072

$3,045 HK$23.7K

-33.98%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,346 A$11.2K

$25.4K HK$198K

-71.11%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,565 A$6,975

$15.8K HK$123.3K

-71.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,311 A$5,059

$3,636 HK$28.3K

-8.94%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.54

3.97

64.74%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Gold Coast: November 29, 2025

Last update for Hong Kong: November 30, 2025

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