Honolulu vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	16
😀 Quality of life	85	49
🏙️ Population	351K	317K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 466% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 117th and 8199th ($3241 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 438th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Port Moresby

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	Honolulu	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$4671

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

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