Phuket vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$573	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	16
😀 Quality of life	56	49
🏙️ Population	77.6K	317K

The cost of living in Phuket is 85% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5233rd and 8199th ($1059 vs $572) 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 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6325th and 6768th 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	$6.74	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$4671

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981

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