Gold Coast vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$1634
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
52
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
608K
791K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 108% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1120th and 4902nd ($2300 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 209th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gold Coast Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046