Niigata vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1392
🏠 One person rent
$414
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
16
😀 Quality of life
74
49
🏙️ Population
791K
317K

The cost of living in Niigata is 79% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5487th and 8199th ($1024 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 2415th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Port Moresby

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Niigata Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$4671

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

Cities near Port Moresby

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