Dallas vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$414
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	17
😀 Quality of life	90	51
🏙️ Population	1.3M	317K

The cost of living in Dallas is 352% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 837th and 8259th ($2471 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 1st in the United States and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check the United States vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 130th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Port Moresby

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	Dallas	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$3751

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681