Okayama vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Okayama	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$960	$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$375	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$402
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	17
😀 Quality of life	70	53
🏙️ Population	720K	317K

The cost of living in Okayama is 79% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5599th and 8225th ($960 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd 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 Okayama compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Okayama ranked 485th best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 2946th and 6125th 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	$6.25	$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.66%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3983	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2923	$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.9	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.8	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.6	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9023	$3799

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$919
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$926
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$923
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$910
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$946
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$920
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$902
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$894
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$885
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$901
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$888
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$900
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$913
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$889
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$900
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$983
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$965
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$890
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$900
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$939
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1002
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$907
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$920
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$968
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$909
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$912
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$879
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1030
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1003
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$958
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$916
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$945
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$882
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1132
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1012
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1041
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1036

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$522
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1397
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$446
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1249
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1425
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$495
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$504
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$508
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$506
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$514
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$506
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$744
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$505
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$431
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688