Port Moresby vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port Moresby	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$547	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1353	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$238	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$2647
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	17	96
😀 Quality of life	51	97
🏙️ Population	317K	3.76M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 59% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 8259th and 4098th ($547 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 2 months in Yokohama. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 6197th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Yokohama

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	Port Moresby	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.79	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.85	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3751	$13410

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109