Kawaguchi vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2616	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$502	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	594K	317K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 86% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5226th and 8303rd ($1045 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th 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 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Kawaguchi ranked 48th best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 909th and 6661st 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	$3.48	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.75	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.93%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6211	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3627	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.08	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.2	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.31	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.83	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.65	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15187	$4989

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1084
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1009
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1006
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1096
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1101

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786