⭐️ Total score |
2.52/5 (Rank #398)
|
❤️ Liked by members |
👍3 liked it 👎0 disliked it
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,176 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 15 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 19°C67°F (feels 19°C66°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 71%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😥 Medium: 60%
|
💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Good |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
Very high |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,506 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | Australia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 13 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 15 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 19°C 67°F + 😊 Comfy (71%) = feels 19°C 66°F
|
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 25 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
![]() |
💸 10 AUD in USD | USD 6.50 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AUD 100 = USD 65 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Cospaces |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 540,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $54,069 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 54% 👱♀️ 46% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Kogan |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jetstar |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Qantas |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,176 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,925 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,859 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,674 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,452 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,851 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,361 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $675,204 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $209 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $126 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $431 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $16 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $16,851 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $40 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $9,580 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $27,512 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,425 |
✅ Nice beach
✅ Good nightlife and dining options
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ 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
❌ Expensive
❌ Difficult housing market
❌ Heavy traffic
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 25°C / 77°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 22°C / 72°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 25°C / 77°F warm |
Real (median) |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
Humidity |
nice 79% |
nice 78% |
nice 80% |
nice 74% |
nice 75% |
nice 72% |
damp 71% |
nice 71% |
nice 69% |
nice 80% |
nice 80% |
nice 80% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 121mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 127mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 53mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 88mm |
rainy 123mm |
Cloud |
pockets 28% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 35% |
Air quality |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
Remote workers | 400 people | 486 people | 511 people | 300 people | 378 people | 400 people | 333 people | 425 people | 300 people | 444 people | 273 people | 364 people |
|
If you'd like to filter destinations based on their climate, try Nomads.com's Climate Finder
Based on Gold Coast's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌦 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° 🚕2h $5,891 / mo 15 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety great Tap to open ☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 32 🚕2h $4,002 / mo 17 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 20 ✈️55min $3,786 / mo 15 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌤 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62° AQI 23 ✈️1h $3,332 / mo 18 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety great Tap to open ☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 53° AQI 13 ✈️1h $5,849 / mo 15 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 13° 55° 13° 56° AQI 62 😷 ✈️2h $3,411 / mo 15 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌦 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 24 ✈️2h $5,498 / mo 5 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 28° 82° 26° 78° ✈️2h $4,233 / mo 18 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety great Tap to open 🌥 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° ✈️2h $4,747 / mo 15 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 51° ✈️2h $3,583 / mo 15 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 28° 82° 26° 79° ✈️3h $3,610 / mo 1 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌦 Feels 32° 90° 27° 80° 🥵 ✈️3h $2,900 / mo 2 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌧 Feels 40° 104° 32° 89° 🥵 AQI 41 ✈️10h $1,514 / mo 25 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌤 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 34 ✈️22h $5,825 / mo 22 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌤 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° ✈️21h $7,064 / mo 24 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 20 ✈️55min $3,786 / mo 15 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌦 Feels 41° 106° 33° 91° 🥵 AQI 70 😷 ✈️10h $2,651 / mo 24 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 28° 82° 26° 79° AQI 50 ✈️6h $1,961 / mo 25 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety great Tap to open ☀️ Feels 43° 109° 35° 95° 🥵 AQI 57 😷 ✈️10h $3,169 / mo 27 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌧 Feels 36° 97° 29° 85° 🥵 AQI 33 ✈️10h $1,105 / mo 20 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌦 Feels 32° 90° 29° 84° AQI 53 😷 ✈️9h $1,451 / mo 18 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 53 😷 ✈️22h $4,867 / mo 28 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 27° 81° 26° 78° AQI 76 😷 ✈️20h $1,689 / mo 11 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌤 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 42 ✈️24h $4,360 / mo 27 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety great Tap to open ☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 32 🚕2h $4,002 / mo 🌇 Also went here61 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 20 ✈️55min $3,786 / mo 🌇 Also went here88 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 13° 55° 13° 56° AQI 62 😷 ✈️2h $3,411 / mo 🌇 Also went here63 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety great Tap to open 🌧 Feels 31° 88° 28° 82° ✈️8h $4,051 / mo 🌇 Also went here52 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌦 Feels 32° 90° 29° 84° AQI 53 😷 ✈️9h $1,451 / mo 🌇 Also went here46 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😝 Cheap 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 39° 102° 31° 87° 🥵 AQI 500 😷 ✈️9h $999 / mo 🌇 Also went here44 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety great Tap to open ☀️ Feels 43° 109° 35° 95° 🥵 AQI 57 😷 ✈️10h $3,169 / mo 🌇 Also went here47 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌧 Feels 40° 104° 32° 89° 🥵 AQI 41 ✈️10h $1,514 / mo 🌇 Also went here70 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌧 Feels 36° 97° 29° 85° 🥵 AQI 33 ✈️10h $1,105 / mo 🌇 Also went here50 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌤 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° ✈️21h $7,064 / mo 🌇 Also went here51 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 58 😷 ✈️22h $5,992 / mo 🌇 Also went here44 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌤 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 34 ✈️22h $5,825 / mo 🌇 Also went here59 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open ☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 53 😷 ✈️22h $4,867 / mo 🌇 Also went here49 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 30° 86° 28° 83° AQI 53 😷 ✈️23h $4,511 / mo 🌇 Also went here45 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌤 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 42 ✈️24h $4,360 / mo 🌇 Also went here45 people ×
Can't login? See the FAQ
By signing up, you agree to our terms of service and community guidelines.
One-time-payment: $39.98 $19.99 💫 0% off
Billed once. Then never again
One-time-payment: $198 $99 💫 50% off
Billed once. Then never again
Nomads.com members
work remotely at
💖 Thanks for signing up! I hope you like my site. I put a lot of effort into making it for years!
📬 First, please go to your email and click the confirm link first to verify your email address
⛔️ Check your spam folder if you can't find it, because we got reports it ends up there sometimes
💌 After you confirm your email we'll send you an email with more info
👩💻 You can start using Nomads.com's member-only features now!