Bangalore vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$223	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	16
😀 Quality of life	63	49
🏙️ Population	12.3M	317K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 9% less expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 8579th and 8199th ($523 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in India and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check India vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 5518th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Port Moresby

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	Bangalore	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$4671

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

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