Kawaguchi vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$500
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$402
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
17
😀 Quality of life
80
53
🏙️ Population
593K
317K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 96% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4965th and 8225th ($1052 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd 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 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Kawaguchi ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 446th and 6125th 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
$3.69
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5296
$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3256
$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.6
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13821
$3799

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4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1057
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1143
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1068
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1058
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1063
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1035
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1069
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1136
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1043
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1078

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Distance City Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi Lae
$522
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1397
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$446
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1249
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1425
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1422
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$495
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$504
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$508
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$506
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$514
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$506
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$744
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$505
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$431
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1688