Port Moresby vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Moresby	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1375	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$238	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.3	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	16	95
😀 Quality of life	50	79
🏙️ Population	317K	726K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 43% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 8303rd and 5718th ($562 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 464th 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 0.4 months in Port Moresby compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 6661st and 765th 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	$4.05	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.25	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$854	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.6	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.61	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.89	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.43	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4989	$14052

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108