Gold Coast vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$2272
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$590
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$1815
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	49	47
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	608K	594K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 166% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 852nd and 5922nd ($2530 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 566th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Kagoshima ranked 203rd in Japan, while ranked 68th and 1925th 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	$20.2	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$3855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$12053

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$891
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$887
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$877
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$887
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$885
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$881
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$879
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$876
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$881
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$878
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$858
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$844
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$868
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$825
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$873
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$840
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$871
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$858
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$816
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$791
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$803
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$871
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$866
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$809
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$867
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$868
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$866
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$863
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$922
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$866
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$855
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$869
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$866
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$867
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$867
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$878
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$952