Fukuoka vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fukuoka	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$433	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1480	$197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	16
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	1.6M	317K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 83% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5335th and 8199th ($1045 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 1st in Japan and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Japan vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 198th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Port Moresby

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	Fukuoka	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.34	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6366	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2783	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.7	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$336	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$4671

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$942
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$944
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$931
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$943
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$943
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$927
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$954
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$924
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$955
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$940
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$852
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$968
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$958
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$939
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$881
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$856
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$820
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$976
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$977
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$903
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$956
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$984
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$880
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$859
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$843
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$934
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$866
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$862

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