Gold Coast vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$1735
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	53
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	638K	686K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 120% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1408th and 5464th ($2152 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 474th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 120th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Shizuoka

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	Gold Coast	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$8605

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2356
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1785
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1881
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1816
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1545
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1461
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1404
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$1998
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1903
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1691
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2741
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2348
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1610
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1463
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1430
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1723
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2604
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1669
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1249
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1462
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1716
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$932
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$936
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$952
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$954
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$960
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$962
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$961
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$964
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1041
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$963
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1027
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1030
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1035
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1039
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1034
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$966
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1021
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1047
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1047
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1048
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1033
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1039
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1053
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1050
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1054
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1080
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1032
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1088
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$989
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$941
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1052