Los Angeles vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	17
😀 Quality of life	93	51
🏙️ Population	3.9M	317K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 484% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 80th and 8259th ($3196 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 58th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Port Moresby

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	Los Angeles	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$3751

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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