Gold Coast vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gold Coast	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2300	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5003	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$1512	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2405	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3406	$1735
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	49	63
😀 Quality of life	88	68
🏙️ Population	608K	1.2M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 129% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1120th and 5674th ($2300 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 664th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 209th and 3185th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Hiroshima

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	Gold Coast	Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.57	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.7	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1455	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2455	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9386	$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4352	$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.05	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.42	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.6	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1739	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7508	$7209

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2491
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1877
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1754
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1289
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1615
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1833
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1815
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2286
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1997
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1732
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2801
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2472
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1674
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1500
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1532
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1748
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2393
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1746
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1303
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1816
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1800
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$936
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$954
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$944
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$970
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$981
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$986
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1017
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1040
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$978
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$975
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$988
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$984
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$999
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$968
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$981
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$968
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1063
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$960
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$993
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$988
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$996
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$986
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$954
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$999
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$997
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$987
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1018
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1021
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$882
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$1009
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$818
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$905
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$997
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$995
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$983