Gold Coast vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2152
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4849
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1358
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$2188
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3845
$2552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
99
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
638K
1.54M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 95% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1408th and 4726th ($2152 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 73rd 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 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 120th and 355th 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
$16.1
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.77
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1302
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2323
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1888
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11003
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8562
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.9
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.4
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1760
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11702
$15182

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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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045