Gold Coast vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	49	71
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	608K	518K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 144% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 839th and 5404th ($2528 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 311th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 124th and 2386th 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	$19.7	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$16539

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047