Gold Coast vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	75
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	608K	1.96M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 126% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 839th and 4988th ($2528 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 79th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 124th and 1640th 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	$19.7	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070