Port Moresby vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$243	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	16	71
😀 Quality of life	49	74
🏙️ Population	317K	518K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 45% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 8199th and 5404th ($572 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 311th 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 months in Utsunomiya. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 6768th and 2386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Utsunomiya

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	Port Moresby	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$16539

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047