Port Moresby vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port Moresby	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$566	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$245	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.9	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$214	$2108
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	17	95
😀 Quality of life	51	82
🏙️ Population	317K	824K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 49% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 8120th and 4919th ($566 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 6522nd and 639th 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	$4.01	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1469	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$954	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.25	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.64	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.4	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4033	$13511

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$548
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1513
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1683
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1419
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1417
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$496
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1647
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$500
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1710
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1798
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2065
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1662
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2140
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$502
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1882
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$513
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$520
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1184
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$733
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$512
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$447
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1807
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1878
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046