Phuket vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$1365
🏠 One person rent	$544	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$214
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	17
😀 Quality of life	57	51
🏙️ Population	77.6K	317K

The cost of living in Phuket is 79% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5469th and 8120th ($1014 vs $566) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Thailand vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6129th and 6522nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Port Moresby

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	Phuket	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$1469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$7.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$4.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$4033

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$548
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1513
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1683
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1419
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1417
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$496
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1647
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$500
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1710
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1798
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2065
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1662
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2140
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$502
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1882
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$513
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$520
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1184
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$733
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$512
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$447
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1807
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1878
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633