Port Moresby vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port Moresby	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$566	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$245	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.9	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$214	$2644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	17	52
😀 Quality of life	51	89
🏙️ Population	317K	686K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 45% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 8120th and 5380th ($566 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 6522nd and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Shizuoka

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	Port Moresby	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1469	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$954	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.25	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.64	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.4	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4033	$19584

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068