Auckland vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	16
😀 Quality of life	89	49
🏙️ Population	1.47M	317K

The cost of living in Auckland is 277% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 1604th and 8199th ($2156 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 240th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Port Moresby

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	Auckland	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$4671

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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