Gold Coast vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5661
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$1635
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$2683
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$646
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3481
$2341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
99
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
608K
1.54M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 81% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 839th and 4342nd ($2528 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 124th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Kawasaki

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Gold Coast Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1886
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2881
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2303
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7538
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4593
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.5
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.77
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.4
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2105
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8134
$12261

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5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2269
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$2703
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1813
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1988
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1864
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1766
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1288
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1727
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1640
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1997
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1635
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1867
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2379
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$2050
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1710
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2844
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2482
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1699
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1477
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1695
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1821
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2223
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1824
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1839
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1815
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1904
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1487
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1979
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1928
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1896
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1860
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2496
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1829
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144