Adelaide vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$529
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$1286
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$410
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$34.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
19
😀 Quality of life
93
54
🏙️ Population
1.3M
317K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 262% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 1929th and 8220th ($1915 vs $529) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Australia and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Australia vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 55th and 6019th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
11.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$1313
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$6.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$31.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$3779

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$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

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Distance City Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi Lae
$514
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1450
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$459
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1379
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1509
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1506
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1395
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1640
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$484
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1256
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1645
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1823
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$492
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$2069
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1663
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1661
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1621
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2280
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1695
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1743
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$1652
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2109
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$543
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2193
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$2958
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$514
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1151
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1153
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$523
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$515
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1663
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$622
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$514
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$1898
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$487
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1530
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1532
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1633
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1982