Dubai vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$414
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	17
😀 Quality of life	87	51
🏙️ Population	3.33M	317K

The cost of living in Dubai is 335% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 989th and 8259th ($2379 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 288th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dubai	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$3751

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

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