Gold Coast vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	16
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	608K	317K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 342% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 839th and 8199th ($2528 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Australia vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 124th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Port Moresby

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	Gold Coast	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$4671

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$558
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1695
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1839
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1422
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$494
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1861
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$506
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2352
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$506
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2062
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$512
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$522
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1288
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$783
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$514
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$437
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1865
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1928
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796