Houston vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	96	50
🏙️ Population	2.3M	317K

The cost of living in Houston is 302% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 1367th and 8303rd ($2261 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 14th and 6661st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$4989

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786