Gold Coast vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$1617
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	54
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	608K	791K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 147% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 839th and 5487th ($2528 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 361st in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 124th and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Niigata

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	Gold Coast	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$3.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$16483

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$984
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$999
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1011
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1016
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1024
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1015
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1056
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1023
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1037
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1072
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1060
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1083
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1018
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$975
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1085
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1031
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$968
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1100
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$954
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1058
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1022
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$948
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$958
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1035
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1058
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$942
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$948
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$983
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1035
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1041
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$969
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$926
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1045
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1032