Gold Coast vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$2425
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$99.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$1884
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
49
58
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
608K
738K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 137% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 1120th and 5889th ($2300 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 802nd 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 1.9 months in Kumamoto. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Kumamoto ranked 352nd in Japan, while ranked 209th and 2570th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Kumamoto

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Gold Coast Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$3.43
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$4474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$9.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$12605

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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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919