Port Moresby vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port Moresby	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1373	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$245	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$2545
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	17	96
😀 Quality of life	34	80
🏙️ Population	317K	824K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 53% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 8211th and 4661st ($557 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 2.2 months in Sakai. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 7532nd and 519th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Sakai

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	Port Moresby	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.76	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1466	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$872	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.6	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$128	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3923	$5592

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$541
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1442
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$459
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1303
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1459
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1464
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$522
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1756
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$532
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1754
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1925
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1877
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$535
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$3054
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$511
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1168
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$521
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$512
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1289
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$629
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$511
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$466
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1755
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052