Kawaguchi vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2610
$1392
🏠 One person rent
$497
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$839
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
16
😀 Quality of life
78
49
🏙️ Population
594K
317K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 83% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5298th and 8199th ($1050 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd 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 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Kawaguchi ranked 37th best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 939th and 6768th 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
$3.57
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6497
$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3788
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15104
$4671

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4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115

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Distance City Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi Lae
$558
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1695
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$506
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1839
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1422
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1422
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1635
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1640
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$494
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1727
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1861
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$506
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1864
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1988
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1766
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2269
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1813
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1590
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2352
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2528
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$506
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2703
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$2062
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$512
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$522
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$513
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1288
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$783
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$514
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$2068
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$437
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1865
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1865
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1928
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1796