Gold Coast vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
49
73
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
608K
1.06M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 107% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1120th and 4890th ($2300 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 209th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Sendai

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Gold Coast Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057