Kumamoto vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kumamoto	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$337	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.5	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1792	$414
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	17
😀 Quality of life	70	51
🏙️ Population	738K	317K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 63% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6073rd and 8259th ($894 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 825th 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 2 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Kumamoto ranked 343rd best city to live in Japan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 2451st and 6197th 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	$3.37	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.7%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4226	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2011	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.91	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$314	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11936	$3751

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Mashiki	$871
13 km or 7.9 mi	Koshi	$873
13 km or 8.1 mi	Uto	$872
14 km or 8.6 mi	Kikuyo	$870
17 km or 11 mi	Uki	$874
18 km or 11 mi	Ozu	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Tamana	$871
23 km or 14 mi	Kikuchi	$874
24 km or 15 mi	Yamaga	$869
32 km or 20 mi	Yatsushiro	$884
32 km or 20 mi	Arao	$866
34 km or 21 mi	Shimabara	$873
35 km or 21 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$880
35 km or 22 mi	Omuta	$863
41 km or 25 mi	Minamishimabara	$877
43 km or 27 mi	Aso	$896
44 km or 28 mi	Miyama	$850
48 km or 30 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Unzen	$876
49 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Chikugo	$839
54 km or 34 mi	Okawa	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Kurume	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Isahaya	$883
61 km or 38 mi	Amakusa	$888
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$866
62 km or 39 mi	Hita	$884
63 km or 39 mi	Miyaki	$834
64 km or 40 mi	Saga	$884
64 km or 40 mi	Kanzaki	$848
66 km or 41 mi	Kashima	$875
66 km or 41 mi	Hitoyoshi	$913
66 km or 41 mi	Shiroishi	$876
67 km or 41 mi	Tosu	$838
68 km or 42 mi	Ogori	$847
68 km or 42 mi	Taketa	$914
68 km or 42 mi	Ogi	$872
69 km or 43 mi	Asakura	$866
70 km or 43 mi	Ureshino	$878
70 km or 44 mi	Omura	$882

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681