Port Moresby vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$566
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$245
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
17
72
😀 Quality of life
51
90
🏙️ Population
317K
1.06M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 47% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8120th and 5094th ($566 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6522nd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Moresby Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.16%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$954
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.25
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.98
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.64
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.3
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.4
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4033
$5899

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$500
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$1697
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$1710
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$1639
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$1662
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$1455
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$2140
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$2297
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$502
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$2471
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$1882
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$513
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$1176
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$1175
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$520
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$513
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$1184
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$1988
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$733
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$512
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$1884
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$447
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$1807
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$1811
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$1878
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$989
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$992
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$986
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$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
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$988
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$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
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$969
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$966
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$995
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$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
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$994
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$951
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$1002
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$955
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$967
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$953
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$972
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$969
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$1001
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$959
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$938
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$1001
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$921
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$929
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$950
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$980
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$1006
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$964
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$959
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$1010
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$942
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$1011
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$963
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$977
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$1013