Port Moresby vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port Moresby	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$547	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1353	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$238	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$2421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	17	95
😀 Quality of life	51	80
🏙️ Population	317K	824K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 52% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 8259th and 4649th ($547 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 2.1 months in Sakai. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 6197th and 558th 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	$3.79	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.85	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3751	$8371

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046