Gold Coast vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$2340
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$309
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$1363
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	70
😀 Quality of life	93	76
🏙️ Population	608K	720K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 191% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 852nd and 6433rd ($2530 vs $871) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 823rd 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 1.6 months in Okayama. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Okayama ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 68th and 1367th 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	$20.2	$5.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$66.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$6145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$3259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$50.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$14339

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Cities near Gold Coast

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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$921
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$898
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$925
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$934
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$910
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$901
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$988
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$874
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$873
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1088
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1141
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1030
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$969
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$957
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$932
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$985
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$920
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$946
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$860
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$911
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$922
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$979
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$934
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$862
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$924
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$946
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1256
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1027
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1202
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$884
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$976
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1385
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1486
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1471