Kumamoto vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$1392
🏠 One person rent
$363
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$197
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
16
😀 Quality of life
75
49
🏙️ Population
738K
317K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 67% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5985th and 8199th ($957 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st 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 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Kumamoto ranked 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 1814th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Port Moresby

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Kumamoto Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.57
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$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
$8.25
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$4671

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909

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