Dili vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$226	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$414
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	12	17
😀 Quality of life	30	51
🏙️ Population	222K	317K

The cost of living in Dili is 7% less expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 8549th and 8259th ($511 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in East Timor and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check East Timor vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 8098th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Port Moresby

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	Dili	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$3751

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Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$501
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$503
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$502
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$509
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$506
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$512
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1617
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$597
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$525
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$508
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$522
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$355
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$442
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$553
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$505
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$442
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$439
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$845
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$497
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1267
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$606
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$500
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$580
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$553
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$614
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$510
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$365
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$410
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$505
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$453
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$464
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$486
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$527
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$417

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