Port Moresby vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$572
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1392
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$243
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$405
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.6
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
49
96
🏙️ Population
317K
14.3M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 66% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8199th and 3249th ($572 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6768th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Tokyo

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Port Moresby Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.5
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.16%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1396
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.7
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4671
$16728

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