Gold Coast vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
49
73
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
608K
1.96M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 81% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1120th and 4398th ($2300 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 31st 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 209th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Sapporo

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Gold Coast Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$11313

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124