London vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$414
😷 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 503% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 58th and 8259th ($3296 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in London compared to 0.8 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 4th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Port Moresby

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	London	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$3751

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681