Fukuoka vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fukuoka	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1018	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2453	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$427	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1557	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	16
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	1.6M	317K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 81% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5437th and 8303rd ($1018 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 919th and 6661st 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	$3.66	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.38	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.8	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.13%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6382	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2683	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.7	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11926	$4989

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$897
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$894
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$883
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$891
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$896
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$876
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$898
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$871
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$901
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$890
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$907
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$848
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$807
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$815
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$914
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$905
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$918
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$802
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$841
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$821
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$791
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$928
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$928
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$916
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$864
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$934
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$936
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$855
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$843
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$821
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$808
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$881
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$811
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$828
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$824

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786