Calgary vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$1373
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$421
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
17
😀 Quality of life
90
34
🏙️ Population
1.31M
317K

The cost of living in Calgary is 286% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 1473rd and 8211th ($2149 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 131st and 7532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$7.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$18.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$3923

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$1914
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$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

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Distance City Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi Lae
$541
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1442
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$459
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1303
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1459
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1464
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$522
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1756
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$532
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1754
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1925
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1877
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$535
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$3054
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$511
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1168
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$521
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$512
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1289
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$629
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$511
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$2349
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$466
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1700
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1755
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1661