Gold Coast vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2530
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5679
$2780
🏠 One person rent
$1644
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$2706
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4225
$1874
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
49
96
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
608K
1.46M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 130% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 852nd and 5014th ($2530 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 71st 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Kyoto ranked 42nd in Japan, while ranked 68th and 867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Kyoto

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Gold Coast Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$3.27
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2097
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2832
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8667
$4384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5294
$2352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.7
$79.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$27.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$26.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.8
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2112
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9318
$6117

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010