Calgary vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	16
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	1.31M	317K

The cost of living in Calgary is 270% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 1716th and 8199th ($2118 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 209th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Port Moresby

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	Calgary	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$4671

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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