Okayama vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Okayama	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$910	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2405	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$323	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$546	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1414	$197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	16
😀 Quality of life	75	49
🏙️ Population	720K	317K

The cost of living in Okayama is 59% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6268th and 8199th ($910 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th 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 Okayama compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Okayama ranked 112th best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 1654th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Port Moresby

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	Okayama	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6821	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3501	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.3	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.3	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.3	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$526	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12437	$4671

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$920
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$958
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$929
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$959
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$941
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$934
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1024
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$907
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1011
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$906
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1128
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1188
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1069
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$982
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1153
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1024
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$944
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$939
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$948
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1011
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1302
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1006
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$898
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$954
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1313
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1066
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1253
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$932
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1453
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1562
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1554

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