Calgary vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	16
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	1.31M	317K

The cost of living in Calgary is 273% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 1759th and 8303rd ($2095 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 187th and 6661st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Calgary	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$4989

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786