Gold Coast vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$2274
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$2374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	49	46
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	638K	594K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 115% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1408th and 5322nd ($2152 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 389th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 2.4 months in Kagoshima. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Kagoshima ranked 231st in Japan, while ranked 120th and 1545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Kagoshima

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	Gold Coast	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$36.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$2696
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$9009

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2356
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1785
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1881
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1816
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1545
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1461
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1404
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$1998
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1903
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1691
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2741
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2348
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1610
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1463
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1430
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1723
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2604
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1669
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1249
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1462
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1716
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$929
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$925
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$915
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$926
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$925
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$911
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$908
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$914
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$885
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$890
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$882
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$896
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$863
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$902
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$871
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$895
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$884
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$856
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$867
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$850
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$904
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$875
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$850
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$881
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$862
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$893
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$861
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$885
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$886
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$860
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$879
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$911
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$859
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$860
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$864
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$931
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$1011