Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 41.2% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 43.5% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Port Moresby
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Tokyo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
|
pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
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