Gold Coast vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$1989
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	49	71
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	608K	518K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 138% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 852nd and 5133rd ($2530 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 130th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.9 months in Utsunomiya. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Utsunomiya ranked 188th in Japan, while ranked 68th and 1860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Utsunomiya

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	Gold Coast	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$4310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$2900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$17480

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1011
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1019
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$953
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$903
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1021
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$972
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$992
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1006
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1028
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1009
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1034
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1002
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1015
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1014
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1009
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1028
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1045
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1028
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1033
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1049
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1234
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1040
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1171
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1017
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1032
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1110
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1007
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1032