Gold Coast vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gold Coast	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5159	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$2387	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3044	$1418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	69
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	608K	720K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 150% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1270th and 6116th ($2297 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 791st in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Okayama ranked 404th in Japan, while ranked 255th and 3262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Okayama

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	Gold Coast	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.47	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2559	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2014	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4115	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.32	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2150	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7100	$10787

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558