Gold Coast vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$1748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	91
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	608K	1.52M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 113% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 852nd and 4788th ($2530 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 68th and 40th 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	$20.2	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$10496

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1012
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1141
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1021
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$991
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1004
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1254
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$997
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1035
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$975
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1026
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$946
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1010
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1046
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1056
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1119
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$986
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1038