Port Moresby vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port Moresby	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$547	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1353	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$238	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$2474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	17	100
😀 Quality of life	51	99
🏙️ Population	317K	14.3M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 66% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8259th and 3019th ($547 vs $1607) 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 0.8 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6197th and 3rd 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	$3.79	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.85	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3751	$15235

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101