Moscow vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	16
😀 Quality of life	72	50
🏙️ Population	13.3M	317K

The cost of living in Moscow is 199% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 3277th and 8303rd ($1678 vs $562) 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 2774th and 6661st 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	$11.9	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$4989

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

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