Fukuoka vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fukuoka	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1054	$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2538	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$426	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1513	$402
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	17
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	1.6M	317K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 96% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4954th and 8225th ($1054 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th 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 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 1177th and 6125th 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	$4.2	$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2992	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.8	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.5	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6355	$3799

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$920
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$919
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$915
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$919
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$915
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$909
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$917
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$905
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$914
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$914
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$910
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$893
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$876
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$879
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$902
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$900
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$898
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$894
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$873
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$886
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$879
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$899
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$897
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$894
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$913
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$893
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$890
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$891
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$892
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$877
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$877
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$868
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$905
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$867
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$874
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$871

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$522
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1397
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$446
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1249
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1425
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$495
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$504
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$508
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$506
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$514
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$506
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$744
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$505
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$431
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688