Gold Coast vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gold Coast	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2300	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5003	$2646
🏠 One person rent	$1512	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2405	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3406	$1854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	53
😀 Quality of life	88	69
🏙️ Population	608K	686K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 132% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1120th and 5761st ($2300 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 722nd 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 Shizuoka. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 209th and 2988th 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	$13.9	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.57	$3.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.7	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1455	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2455	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9386	$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4352	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.05	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.42	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.6	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1739	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7508	$21319

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Cities near Gold Coast

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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$964
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$989
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$993
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1031
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$999
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1055
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$993
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1042
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1044
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1043
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1045
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1046
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$996
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1045
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1046
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1067
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1103
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1096
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1116
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1038
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1059
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1121
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1086
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1161
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1042
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1064
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$981
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1103