Photos: Gold Coast by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
Gold Coast or Sao Paulo?
Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.
Choose Gold Coast for
- beaches
- families
- nature and the outdoors
What lies behind each score is written up on Gold Coast’s own page.
Choose Sao Paulo for
- live music and the arts
- culture and sights
- food and drink
What lies behind each score is written up on Sao Paulo’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Gold Coast and Sao Paulo.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.
Wins on live music and the arts and culture and sights with your weighting.
What matters to you?
When should you go?
Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.
Gold Coast in July
Sao Paulo in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
Gold Coast's sunshine is measured 75 km from the centre, at Brisbane Airport.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Gold Coast: 1991-2020 normals, Gold Coast Seaway (13 km from centre). Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Gold Coast | Sao Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | English | Portuguese |
| Currency | Australian Dollar (AUD) | Brazilian Real (BRL) |
| Sockets | I230 V, 50 Hz | CN60 Hz |
| Driving side | Left | Right |
| Time zone | UTC+10 | UTC-3 |
| Emergency number | 000 | Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193 |
| Elevation | 12 m | 760 m |
| Main airport | Gold Coast Airport (OOL)20 km from centre19 non-stop destinations | São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 11 days | 15 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Gold Coast | Sao Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 607,665 | 11,451,999 |
| People per km² | 433 | 7,519 |
| Museums within 10 km | 2 | 90 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 1 | 0 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | 12 months | - |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Gold Coast or Sao Paulo somewhere new.