Gold Coast vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2405
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$1414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	70
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	608K	720K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 178% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 839th and 6268th ($2528 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 798th 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 Okayama. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Okayama ranked 112th in Japan, while ranked 124th and 1654th 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	$19.7	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$12437

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$920
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$958
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$929
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$959
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$941
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$934
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1024
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$907
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1011
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$906
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1128
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1188
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1069
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$982
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1153
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1024
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$944
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$939
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$948
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1011
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1302
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1006
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$898
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$954
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1313
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1066
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1253
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$932
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1453
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1562
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1554