Gold Coast vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2239
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4966
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$1436
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$2255
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3017
$2474
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
88
99
🏙️ Population
608K
14.3M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 39% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1278th and 3019th ($2239 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 223rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Tokyo

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Gold Coast Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.49
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1508
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1209
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2204
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1987
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8546
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3976
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2092
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6970
$15235

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2016
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1781
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1677
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1748
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1683
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1504
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1185
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1557
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1478
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1448
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1411
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1702
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2099
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1824
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1584
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2539
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2252
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1538
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1511
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1416
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1616
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2023
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1619
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1667
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1601
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1691
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1291
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1727
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1691
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1654
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1643
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2194
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1620
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101