Port Moresby vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Moresby	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1375	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$238	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.3	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1989
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	16	71
😀 Quality of life	50	74
🏙️ Population	317K	518K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 47% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 8303rd and 5133rd ($562 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 130th 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 1.9 months in Utsunomiya. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Utsunomiya ranked 188th in Japan, while ranked 6661st and 1860th 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	$4.05	$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.25	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$4310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$854	$2900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.61	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.89	$9.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.43	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4989	$17480

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1011
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1019
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$953
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$903
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1021
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$972
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$992
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1006
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1028
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1009
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1034
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1002
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1015
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1014
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1009
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1028
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1045
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1028
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1033
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1049
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1234
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1040
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1171
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1017
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1032
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1110
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1007
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1032