Gold Coast vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$3386
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$617
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$2495
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	96
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	638K	3.76M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 62% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 1408th and 4092nd ($2152 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 9th 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 1.9 months in Yokohama. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 120th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Yokohama

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	Gold Coast	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$5530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$2908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$13431

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1068
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1060
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1166
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1102
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$1130
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1136
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1127
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1075
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$1167
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1099
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1112
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$1110
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$1267
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1069
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1115
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1064
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1064
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1064
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1041
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1020
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1117
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1556
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$1126
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1091
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1054
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1091
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1067
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1105
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1045
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1062
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1056