Port Moresby vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$243	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	16	53
😀 Quality of life	49	89
🏙️ Population	317K	686K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 40% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 8199th and 5951st ($572 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 630th 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 0.3 months in Port Moresby compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 6768th and 246th 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	$4.2	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$16729

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$558
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1695
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1839
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1422
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$494
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1861
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$506
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2352
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$506
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2062
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$512
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$522
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1288
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$783
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$514
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$437
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1865
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1928
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063