Gold Coast vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$1779
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
91
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
608K
1.52M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 106% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1120th and 4855th ($2300 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 209th and 631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Kobe

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Gold Coast Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$3.09
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$14101

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094