Gold Coast

What you need to know about Gold Coast

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About Gold Coast

My partner and I lived in Gold Coast for 6 months during the coronavirus pandemic. Its a very expensive place to live and its hard to find optimal housing. There are many Austrialians looking to live here so its has a growing housing market, we experienced a rental rate increase during our stay. This seems to be a lively city with many visitors and fun amusement parks, clubs, and nice shopping centers. But for us the main value was its proximity to a world class beach. This is THE nicest city beach I have ever experienced and its hard to compare to anywhere else, tall expensive skyscrapers with luxurious white sand and big surfable waves was the highlights of our stay.

Nomad Guide of Gold Coast

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Continent :

Oceania

Country :

australia

Weather :

21°C + Humidity 76% = 21°C Feel

Internet Speed :

11 Mbps

Insurance :

Safetywing

Air Quality :

20AQI

Best Neighborhood :

Upcoming Neighborhood :

Power :

230V50Hz

Average Trip Length :

16 Days

Best Taxi App :

Uber

10 AUD to USD :

$6.34 USD

Tap Water Quality :

Yes, safe to drink

Visitor per year :

N/A Visitors

Tourist now :

N/A tourists

Population :

540559 people

GDP per capita :

$54069 / year

Population Density :

Gender Ratio (Expats) :

H 47% / F 53%

Religious Gouvernment :

Non-religious

Appartement Listing :

Airbnb

Online electronics shop :

Kogan

Weather in Gold Coast

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Cost of Living in Gold Coast

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Cost of Living for Expats :

$3,662/mo

Cost of Living for Nomads :

$6,006/mo

Cost of Living for Families :

$6,052/mo

Cost of Living for Local :

$1,729/mo

Cost of coffee :

$2.54

Rent for 1 bedroom :

$1,458/mo

Dinner:

$15.94

Beer :

$5.08

Coca Cola :

$2.66

Tax for 50k income :

$9,580

Tax for 100k income :

$27,512

Tax for 250k income :

$91,425

Pros and Cons Living in Gold Coast

Like many other cities Gold Coast have a lot of advantages to offer its residents and visitors, but it also has its fair share of drawbacks. We have made this pros and cons table to help you better vizualize them.

Pros

✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomad List members now
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

Cons

❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad

Quality of Life in Gold Coast

No Data for now.

Visa Requirements in Gold Coast

No Data for now.

Security and Crime in Gold Coast

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Low Crime rate

Very High Security Index

Polution and Air Quality in Gold Coast

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My partner and I lived in Gold Coast for 6 months during the coronavirus pandemic. Its a very expensive place to live and its hard to find optimal housing. There are many Austrialians looking to live here so its has a growing housing market, we experienced a rental rate increase during our stay. This seems to be a lively city with many visitors and fun amusement parks, clubs, and nice shopping centers. But for us the main value was its proximity to a world class beach. This is THE nicest city beach I have ever experienced and its hard to compare to anywhere else, tall expensive skyscrapers with luxurious white sand and big surfable waves was the highlights of our stay.