Moscow vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$959	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	16
😀 Quality of life	72	49
🏙️ Population	13.3M	317K

The cost of living in Moscow is 177% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 3728th and 8199th ($1585 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Russia vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 3206th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Port Moresby

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	Moscow	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$4671

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$558
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1695
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1839
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1422
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$494
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1861
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$506
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2352
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$506
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2062
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$512
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$522
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1288
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$783
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$514
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$437
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1865
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1928
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796