London vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1365
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$214
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	99	51
🏙️ Population	8.8M	317K

The cost of living in London is 581% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 8th and 8120th ($3851 vs $566) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 5th and 6522nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$1469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$7.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$4.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$4033

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$548
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1513
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1683
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1419
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1417
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$496
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1647
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$500
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1710
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1798
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2065
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1662
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2140
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$502
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1882
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$513
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$520
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1184
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$733
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$512
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$447
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1807
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1878
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633