Calgary vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2079
$566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$1191
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$1928
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
17
😀 Quality of life
91
51
🏙️ Population
1.31M
317K

The cost of living in Calgary is 267% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 1781st and 8120th ($2079 vs $566) 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 160th and 6522nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3658
$1469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$7.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$4.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15727
$4033

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$1773
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1730
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887

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Distance City Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi Lae
$548
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1513
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$507
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1683
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1419
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1417
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1503
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$496
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1595
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1647
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$500
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1710
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1798
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2065
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1662
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1455
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2140
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2297
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$502
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2471
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$1882
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$513
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$520
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$513
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1184
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$733
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$512
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$1884
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$447
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1807
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1811
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1878
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1633