Port Moresby vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$243	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	16	95
😀 Quality of life	49	79
🏙️ Population	317K	726K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 42% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 8199th and 5717th ($572 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th in Papua New Guinea and Japan, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Port Moresby compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 6768th and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Sagamihara

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	Port Moresby	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$12309

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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

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126