Houston vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	95	49
🏙️ Population	2.3M	317K

The cost of living in Houston is 296% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 1354th and 8199th ($2265 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 months in Houston compared to 0.3 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 16th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Port Moresby

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	Houston	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$4671

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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