Jeddah vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeddah	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2901	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$583	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	16
😀 Quality of life	76	50
🏙️ Population	4.7M	317K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 115% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4730th and 8303rd ($1210 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 1324th and 6661st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Port Moresby

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	Jeddah	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$732	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.18	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.65	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.7	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$523	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8743	$4989

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1031
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$976
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1164
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$890
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$873
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$871
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$919
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$834
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$484
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$864
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1124
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$513
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$350
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$475
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$938
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$738
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$947
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$481
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1036
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$379
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$439
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$334
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1628
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$338
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$532
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$476
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$748
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$429
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$476
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$375
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$753
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$803
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$478

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