Nagoya vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nagoya	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1202	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3492	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$512	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1302	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2282	$414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	17
😀 Quality of life	93	51
🏙️ Population	2.33M	317K

The cost of living in Nagoya is 120% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4476th and 8259th ($1202 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 Nagoya compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 69th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Port Moresby

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	Nagoya	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.2	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2452	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.1	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.1	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16142	$3751

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982

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