Calgary vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$402
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
17
😀 Quality of life
92
53
🏙️ Population
1.31M
317K

The cost of living in Calgary is 293% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 1526th and 8225th ($2113 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Canada and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Canada vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 66th and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$3799

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$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

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Distance City Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi Lae
$522
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1397
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$446
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1249
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1425
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1422
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$495
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$504
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$508
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$506
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$514
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$506
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$744
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$505
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$431
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1688