Hamamatsu vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamamatsu	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2833	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$407	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1516	$414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	57	17
😀 Quality of life	68	51
🏙️ Population	788K	317K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 91% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5196th and 8259th ($1045 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 1st in Japan and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Japan vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Hamamatsu ranked 452nd best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 3129th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Port Moresby

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	Hamamatsu	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$827	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.96%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2562	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.09	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.3	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$551	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15100	$3751

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$981
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$971
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$919
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$976
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$929
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$975
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$860
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$885
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$983
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$961
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$908
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$969
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$966
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$925
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$940
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$948
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$931
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$1010
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$984
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$998
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$932
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$1092
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$985
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$990
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$1008
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$1015
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$977
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$1003
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$991
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$1013
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$995
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$1010
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$985
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$1016
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$981

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681