Gold Coast vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$2247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
97
😀 Quality of life
88
96
🏙️ Population
608K
2.75M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 90% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1120th and 4566th ($2300 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 209th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Osaka

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Gold Coast Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$3.7
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$29.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$5653

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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 Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016