Port Moresby vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$557
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1373
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$245
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$421
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
17
99
😀 Quality of life
34
79
🏙️ Population
317K
1.33M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 46% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8211th and 5386th ($557 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th 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 0.8 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 7532nd and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Moresby Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.03%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.6
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.5
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3923
$12701

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$532
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$1733
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$1754
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$1635
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$1877
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$1533
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$2141
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$2300
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$535
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$1958
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$511
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$1168
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$1169
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$521
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$512
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$1289
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$1913
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$629
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$2349
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$1693
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$1755
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Distance City Cost of living
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$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
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$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
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$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
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$1113
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$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
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$1044
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$1641
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$1078
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$1040
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$1052
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$1062
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$1049
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$1095
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$1133
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$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075