Melbourne vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	100	50
🏙️ Population	5.35M	317K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 352% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 829th and 8303rd ($2543 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Australia vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 1st and 6661st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Melbourne	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$4989

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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