Niigata vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$1373
🏠 One person rent
$446
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
17
😀 Quality of life
67
34
🏙️ Population
791K
317K

The cost of living in Niigata is 99% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4902nd and 8211th ($1108 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 3769th and 7532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$7.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$18.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$3923

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance City Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi Lae
$541
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1442
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$459
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1303
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1459
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1464
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$522
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1756
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$532
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1754
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1925
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1877
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$535
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$3054
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$511
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1168
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$521
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$512
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1289
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$629
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$511
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$2349
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$466
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1700
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1755
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1661