Kawaguchi vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1373
🏠 One person rent	$502	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	79	34
🏙️ Population	594K	317K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 90% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5234th and 8211th ($1056 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd 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 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 584th and 7532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Port Moresby

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	Kawaguchi	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1103	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.9%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6874	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4013	$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.87	$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$18.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.7	$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12607	$3923

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$541
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1442
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$459
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1303
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1459
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1464
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$522
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1756
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$532
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1754
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1925
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1877
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$535
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$3054
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$511
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1168
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$521
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$512
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1289
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$629
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$511
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$466
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1755
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661