Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

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Japan

Tokyo vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 2.5% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 8.7% less in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 6.0% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.2% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 22.3% less in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Tokyo are more expensive than in Port Moresby. Expenses including clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Tokyo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Port Moresby, you would:

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pay 6.5% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$7.59 ¥1,200	-2.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$5.06 ¥800	-8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$1.64 ¥259	+118.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$0.89 ¥140	+32.8%
Average			+6.5%

Port Moresby vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.7% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$1.71 ¥270	+12.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$5.29 ¥836	+22.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$5.75 ¥909	-19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$2.26 ¥358	-38.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$3.08 ¥487	+19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$2.15 ¥340	+10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$1.07 ¥170	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$1.96 ¥309	-40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$2.39 ¥377	-18.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$1.53 ¥241	+1.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$1.46 ¥231	+11.5%
Average			-8.7%

Port Moresby vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.0% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$4.08 ¥645	+8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$63.27 ¥9,997	+184.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-56.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$28.47 ¥4,499	+22.0%
Average			+6.0%

Port Moresby vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$30.33 ¥4,793	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$1,280.34 ¥202K	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$692.48 ¥109K	+24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$113.45 ¥17,926	+26.5%
Average			-2.2%

Port Moresby vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+59.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+195.5%
Average			+116.9%

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pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$3.80 ¥600	+26.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$3.56 ¥563	+44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$3.92 ¥620	-39.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$66.31 ¥10,478	+7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$12.65 ¥1,999	+42.3%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 22.3% less for clothing

	Port Moresby	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$55.50 ¥8,770	+69.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$32.95 ¥5,207	+4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$65.04 ¥10,278	-52.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$70.74 ¥11,178	-56.8%
Average			-22.3%

Port Moresby vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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